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00:00 Intro
00:49 A50 III features
02:49 Sound
05:26 vs L30 II (Single-Ended)
07:27 Sound Balanced (vs L30 II now)
10:05 vs A70 pro
10:42 D50/A50 III vs SMSL DO400
13:32 Conclusion

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#hifi #audiophile #dac #stereo

[someplatitudes_]

Appreciate your precision of wording, principles of comparison and sense of humour

[bisadelara]

Appreciate the work you put to help the community make an informed desicion. Thanks !

[shipsahoy]

Bears cats and dancing bimbos 😂😂that about sums it up 👍it doesn't get much worse than that😉

[mibsweden]

"bears, cats, and dancing bimbos" hahah

[wongricky]

Would Topping A50 III work well with mid price DAP (e.g. iBasso DX180, DX260) or even cheaper ones such as Hiby R4? I was thinking to get a new DAP with good DAC so that I can carry around, but when I am in home I can plug into a more powerful amp to get better sound quality.

[jlopez]

Shiit magni heretic is at a great discount $59 usd. for me was worth it even after shipping and import fees. :)

[nw]

According to specs, there is no much difference between SE in/Bal out and Bal in/Bal out. Have you tested it by any chance? Seems a50 iii is most affordable full balanced HP amp choice, would be even better if it can benefit just from RCA input. I also believe linear power supply will be #1 choice to improve sound even more.

[skkayman]

Your reviews are getting better and better, always to the point of music. Most reviewers takes too much time to things you can see on the product page. I am owner of D50s/A50s stack with Sennheiser 560S using balanced cable and I am happy with the sound, no need for upgrade. And big drawback with A50 III for me is missing preamp. But addition of balanced input (and addition of balanced output on DAC) was very much asked from people so Topping is listening to us.

[lucianoscarante]

It's good that Topping released a amp with real balanced output.
But I missed the comparison with A30 Pro that is in the same price range. Based on the comparison with L30 II it seems A30 Pro has a better sound than both.

[pritambanerjee]

How is topping Dx3 pro+ and Fiio K7 compared to A50 3?

[StarFox_SNES]

I bought the DO400 based on your recommendation! Half way through this review I was hoping you might compare the two!

[graham]

Excellent review - as is always the case from you 👍
....even if I own the A50S 😐

[Tealc]

Still no Pre-Amp features like A90 and L30.

[sim]

This is what most people NEED. Start with this amp and a basic DAC.

If you get noise or ground loop problems, you can upgrade to a balanced DAC to fix them !

If not, save money and be happy 😊

[dusantomic]

Is it better than FX Audio DR07, recently reviewed? Of course, FX has only SE output but like for like?

[麥-ff]

Can you please compare the soundstage between do400 and the d50III+a50III stack?

[JOYCEOFFICIALCHANNEL]

which one do you suggest me beetween topping a50 iii and l30 iii? i need it for my hd600 connected to my apollo twin, via balanced line out

[vaibhavpisal]

Can you please include iem drive ability as well in the future?

I like to use iems with my desktop setup and they are way more challenging to get best out of, compared to even most power hungry hps.

Specifically, volume pot usability and noise floor.

Thanks. I enjoy your reviews and purchased 2 dacs based on them.