Topping E50 ES9068AS MQA DAC: An Upgrade To Highly Acclaimed Topping E30
Topping has introduced its latest Desktop DAC in the famous “E” series, the latest Topping E50. It comes as a direct upgrade to the highly-acclaimed Topping E30 DAC system with improvements in every department starting with its core DAC chipset. The latest E50 is equipped with ES9068AS Sabre DAC that provides high-quality audio signal decoding achieving ultra-low distortion and high SNR ratings, ensuring high-quality sound output for its users. Topping E50 also brings support for MQA decoding along with 32-bit/768kHz PCM and native DSD512 decoding support. It supports selectable USB+Coaxial+Optical input modes and RCA+TRS output options.
Features
– High-Performance ES9068AS Sabre DAC chipset.
– Latest Generation XMOS XU216 16-core USB receiver.
– PCM decoding up to 32-Bit/768kHz.
– Native DSD512 decoding.
– CPLD processing.
– THD+N: 0.00009%.
– Full MQA decoding support.
– Ultra-low noise pre-amp output.
– Selectable RCA & TRS output modes.
– Remote Control.
– Automatic On/Off.
High-Performance Sabre DAC Chipset
Topping E50 adopts a high-performance ES9068AS ESS Sabre DAC Chipset that provides excellent high-resolution audio signal decoding with ultra-low distortion and high SNR ratings. The DAC is tuned to deliver a pure, natural, transparent sound decoding.
Latest-Generation XMOS USB Receiver
Topping E50 is equipped with the latest-generation 16-core XMOS USB signal receiver chip, the XMOS XU216. It provides support for high-resolution PCM 32-Bit/768kHz and native DSD512 decoding support over a USB connection. It also supports full MQA decoding with a USB connection. Users need to install ASIO drivers by Topping to get the full potential performance with the E50.
Ultra-Low Jitter Using CPLD Processing
Topping E50 uses CPLD processing to process the clock and optimize the digital signal achieving incredible jitter suppression capabilities. With this new CPLD processing, there is no need for an extra femtosecond crystal or an external clock to reduce the jitter.
Automatic On/Off Functionality
Topping E50 supports an automatic on/off function, it automatically turns on and is set to the input where a valid signal is found. When no signal is provided for about a minute, the E50 turns off automatically.
Professional TRS Balanced Cable Range Available With HiFiGo
In order to get the best performance out of your Topping E50+L50 Desktop Balanced Stack, we recommend you use high-quality TRS balanced connection cables. HiFiGo also has multiple offerings for high-quality TRS connector cables that you can use to create a fully balanced Desktop Stack. We have Monster M1000I 6.5mm Balanced cable to 6.35mm three-core stereo cable, Canare 6.5mm to 6.35mm three-core stereo cable, and generic TRS dual-channel balanced power amplifier cable. All three of these are available in different lengths starting at around 1m up to 20-30m. These are high-quality cables made to deliver a loss-free signal transmission between the DAC & AMP.
Price & Availability
Topping E50 is priced at 269$. It is available to purchase from our store, check out more details here.
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