Topping DX9 All-in-One Review – Unleashing 15 Years of Sonic Expertise

Video Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Build Quality
02:03 - Controls
03:02 - Under its Hood
04:34 - Sound in a Stereo Setup
08:12 - Sound in a Headphone Setup
10:13 - Resolution
12:03 - Transients
13:14 - Soundstage
14:44 - Bass
15:28 - Midrange
16:14 - Treble
16:56 - My Conclusion

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[afrojoe]

I really enjoy and appreciate your reviews and outlook on audio! Keep em coming!

[redkh]

I bought this unit after watching your review. I haven't got a lot of experience with highend headphones amps/dac. Before this unit, I used an IFI Zen dac v2.
This unit opens my Edition XS 's soundstage pretty much and of course, lets me listen with higher volumes without distorting the sound coming out of the headphones.
I also tried connecting it through i2s using a ddc, the only difference I heard was in the treble which is a tiny bit less grainy.
Putting it in my stereo setup which is pretty resolving and comparing it through a switch to a Gustard R26 and the latter has a tuny bit more base and a tiny bit more open soundstage .
Thankyou a lot for your review

[deankim]

That is a really good looking piece of equipment and rarely say that about audio equipment.

[andymill]

Thanks for the excellent review! I have a question about your i2s vs USB findings. With i2s the resource device is responsible for the timing (in this case the clocks of the eversolo dmp-a8). USB is asynchronous (meaning that the timing and buffering is determined by the clocks of the receiving Topping DAC). So, it is not a given that i2s always sounds better. Do you mean the i2s sounds better in your case because the clocks of the Eversolo are better than the Topping? Both have expensive (femto) clocks, so the timing in both should be excellent. Also the USB output of the Eversolo is very clean and the USB input of the Topping is very clean also. I2s is completely dependent of the quality of the source device. In your review you make it sound if i2s is always superior over USB which is IMHO not always the case.

[revan.]

Thanks Sandu for this well made review! I just bought one for my DCA E3 and Aune AR5000, as well as for several IEM's, looking so much forward to this unit ;-) Still small compared to a stack, feature packed, beautiful and really really powerful.

[liamporter]

The top opening looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[klaymoon]

Great review! A quick question please. For I^ (i square) connection, does a regular HDMI output from a PC or notebook work? Or, do we need a dedicated streamer?

[sumtingyum]

That line “ fpga and r2r better conveys the emotion of the music better than delta chips” i have personally experienced that firsthand but didn’t know how to word it. Thank you for this review Sandu

[RaviSharma-sxey]

How does it compare to r26 and s17pro?

[BagooR]

Hi. What would you recommend as a first choice? Topping DX9 or FiiO R9? You have a wonderful experience with both devices :)

[JtwasLuck]

I see they took some design cues from the RME ADI-2 Pro Anniversary Edition! It sure is a looker.

[dansisternas]

Hi,
Nice review!!!
I pre-ordered a Eversolo DMP-A8 and I'd like to know if adding the DX9 to the A8 worth it?
For the heaphone I just bought the Chord Mojo 2.
So I'm torn between sending back the Mojo 2 and buy the DX9...
I'll appreciate your advice 😉

[TheGreatMrBill]

I bought the Aune S17 through your link from your other review to use as a pre-amp to my flux volot and it sounds amazing. Now I saw this review and waiting for my DX9 to arrive to use as pre-amp on my other setup. I hope it sounds as good as the aesthetics on it look!

[rogerschofield]

Thank you for all your great reviews, i watch them over and over again. I have a dx9 on its way. I think I missed ? what "'streamer only "'you would recommend for this unit. I tried llistening hard but I could not catch it.

[jazzabana]

Could you share a link for a good i2s cable?

[markrobby]

I invested this since 2017 when I have this down on a piece of paper and told my friend it's gonna be the future of music streaming.

[dizzle]

This is a great looking unit. I think I may pick one up.

[goodsound]

5:10 Error Time: the A6 has no I2S output, only the A8
And don‘t forget to assess sibilance control of the DAC, it was missing.

[mokisan]

Thank you for the video.
What do you mean by 9:16 ? I quite didn't get what ear flapping meant 😅

[anthonyclark]

Currently using an Eversolo DMP A6 connected via RCA to a Marantz Amplifier and been looking at connecting via an external DAC. This look a great option considering the inclusion of what looks like a good headphone amplifier built in and just wondered if the improvements would be significant over the A6’s internal DAC considering you’ve reviewed both?