Topping D70 Pro Octo is a BEST BUY DAC 

Thanks for another video. Love the terms you use to describe the sound. Very entertaining. Keep it up!

Excellent review. Very thorough with great context and comparisons. Well done. Thank you.

Great Review as always thanks!

Great discussion. Sticking with my Pontus II ! 😀

I have the D30Pro and I like the more laid back sound with the wider sound stage. I don't want my music all up in my face; slapping my face--especially in long listening sessions. I want to relax and enjoy at the end of the day. So, I think the Octo would be right up my alley. Thank you for another wonderful review. You're the best and I trust your ears and evaluations.

Excellent vid. My Tradutto sings like an angel. Cool runnings

Great review! 👍Some high-end Denon's also use 8 chip DAC in amplifier

Great videos sir.

Excellent Review! Would love to see you review the new Audalytic AH90 supposedly it’s 80% of the Gustard A26 but at a 1/3 of the price exactly in the same price point of this DAC you are reviewing.

It also depends on the rest of the team. I chose to buy the model with Sabre 4 days ago and it is arriving. I think my Wharfedale Denton 85 and my Sony FA7ES amplifier (🇬🇧) will be better accompanied ( balanced ) by the TOPPING D70PRO SABRE. Thanks for the comparison and for such good information.

you got a new camera! I can tell and also very nice naruto shirt!

GM from Toronto ☕️..it’s early here. I’ve got the Topping E50 ( with an IFI power supply) ..it’s going to be my last chip DAC …I’ve tried a few others..a d they all are variations ( subtle) on a theme ..great detail , mid forward .. still with a sense that you’re listening to a DAC ( a touch of 8:49 digital “enhancements “) ..I’m done. Looking to getting into a Denafrips in the new year . One day there will be a great analog sounding chip DAC …and then that will be new hotness …but until then . Great review 👍

Još jedna sjajna prezentacija👌 Nakon nekoliko vaših recenzija...uvjeren da ste talijan....skužim, čovjek je " Naš". Preplatio se....što bi učinio i da ste talijan, nijemac ili rus. Prateći vas, več sam gotovo odlučio nabaviti SMLS su 10,ali....pogledao sam recenziju Toppinga RX 9..... Mislim da neću nabavljati ništa, prije nego čujem vaše mišljenje o RX9.....možda Gustard R26. Nadam se da je pred vama još puno recenzija.Govorite , opisujete i uspoređuje te uređaje....baš kako treba. Komplimenti......🙂🖖🍀👋

good I Like your Review

One piece of context that might be helpful...what type of music are you listening to when evaluating these DACs? Love your videos! For example, how would this DAC sound with Rock and distorted amplified guitars, etc? Many thanks

Nice .. Good Job!

Great review. If possible can you review the WiiM pro plus sometime time in the future, it’s an excellent good dac/streamer for its price.

Great review. Can you compare against musician pegasus R2R?

@iiWi Reviews did you notice any breakdown of clarity during complex musical passages compared to other DACs? Another reviewer said that it suffered on complex passages, whereas SMSL and others did not. That review also said the Mojo 2 (I think it was 2), blew it away.

great review. I ordered this and the Rose Technics after seeing your reviews. Both of the reviews, though don't seem to be on your website.

I have a Denafrips Pontus II. Since we like to grow…would love to hear you review The Venus II (after considerable "break-in"). Comparisons to the Gustards would be an incredible discussion! I know this gets expensive! 😮😀

Now can we have a review of the D70 Pro AKM version and then D70 R2R version 😅

I‘m in the search of a new DAC atm (Aune X8 with Sparkos op amps for now). I’m highly interested in r2r DAC’s, so i heard the Draco and the Aries II…but they are both not such a great upgrade to the Aune. A friend of mine suggests a Soekris DAC1421 to me…it seams, there are not much guys tried one of them. I hope u can get your hands (ears 😊) of a dac from the danish company somedays…

Dear iiWi please help me on selecting a DAC here. Which among these will be the best sounding in terms of warmness, depth, clarity, soundstage, spaciousness, Tight as well as clear and extented bass, Superb mids, fuller body and detailed but smooth highs? (1) Topping D70 Pro Sabre or (2)TOPPING - D70 PRO OCTOZ or (3) SMSL SU-9 Ultra DAC or (4) Topping E70 Velvet DAC. Also I wd like you to remember for reference that once you mentioned akm4499ex dac chip as the better one in comparision to Sabre ESS chips.

Would be nice to see some reviews from DACs made not in China, such as Merason frerot or Manunta evo dac3.

Can you compare e70 velvet, d70s mqa and d70pro octo?

Hi, really apprec your reviews into a slew of DAC's and streamers. Would you pair the Wiim pro streamer with the Topping D70 Octo, if I am seeking a clean and transparent form of sound?

Nice review, I was considering OCTO version because I heard it is more relaxed than SABRE and you confirm that. What holding me back for now is Argon Solo streamer/dac which I like more than egg. Eversolo Z8 Dac. But Topping D70 OCTO is now first on my to do list for the future.

Thank you for this new review. It's highly appreciated. But i have a question what is the best choice between this unit and the SMSL DO400 ? Can you tell me what are the sonic differencies please ?

I bought D70 Pro Octo based on your recommendation. I only have one complaint, it is harsh sounding in the treble for my taste. My source is a Bluesound Node 2i connected via coax, my amplifier is an exposure 2510 and my speakers are the Whardfale Linton Heritage. I am listening with the no 5 filter (no oversampling) selected. Do you have any recommendation on how to reduce the harsness of the treble? Thanks and keep up the good work!

wow, I tried it on my system, did not work for me, I was so disappointed, I really wanted to like it. It has limited dynamics, not as detailed as my SMSL SU9 pro - compared it directly. I even went directly with the OCTO, skipping the preamp. Later I got the SMSL Pro 400, that was on a different level vs the SMSL SU9 pro. System matching is important! Srboljub are you going to review the SMSL 400 pro? My current setup uses a Mystere pa21 Stereo Power Amplifier, topping pre 90, Clearwave audio speakers with accuton drivers.

Awsame or awsome ? I also look forward to check out this DAC by myself; BTW : When do you plan to review Denafrips Ares 12th-1 with latest firmware ?

Would comment on a comparison to Aune X8 Magic XVIII + Sparkos op amp (you reviewed last year) from memory?

Thank u

Thanks

How would you compare these to the SMSL DL300? It is also 599 and like the Octo, I have heard it compared to the Gustard line? Then the only other one I would compare at this level, would be the Audalytic AH90 DAC from Gustard. It seems that these three are making the step up in price to the Gustard A26 that much less necessary.

I just ordered the Pro Octo. The main reason is the option of 5volt XLR and the price. E70V is a bit cheaper., but I like the design of the Pro Octo more. I don't think it will sound better than my HRT Music streamer III (has only rca and only usb).

hello, I have A70 Pro and would like to upgrade my DAC. I'm consider between D70 Pro Octo vs Gustard R26, which one do you recommend? is it R26 worth with double cost of D70 Pro Octo?

Between octo and saber, which one goes well with s17pro?

I have had a d70 Pro Octo for 2 weeks . I have no complaints about the sound but when I turn up the volume the sound cliping after a few seconds . Only when connecting via USB that this annoying effect does not occur. Did you observe similar problems

I think Topping got inspiration from the Weiss DAC204

ITS OUT OF MY BUDGET BUT I LIKE COLOR SCREEN WITH DIFFERENT GRAPHICS 😁

From my experience with D30pro (which has the same chips - 4 instead of 8 - as D7oPro ), Topping could change the sound with the software (drivers and firmware). For me, the best variant with D30 Pro is a 5.12 driver and 2.44 firmware. The difference between the D30 pro version with driver 5.12 and the D30 pro version with driver 5.27 is similar to the difference between the two DAcs that you present in the video.

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Honestly, I'm starting to feel tired of the constant stream of reviews about DACs from the usual Chinese brands. It seems that every week a new model appears which, in essence, doesn't offer significant improvements over the existing options. In many cases, this product saturation seems more like a marketing strategy designed to boost sales rather than a true technological innovation. On the other hand, European brands or those from places outside of China, such as Chord, Rotel, Project, Cambridge, among others, tend to launch new models only when they truly represent a breakthrough or a need in the market. This approach seems to focus more on the quality and significant development of the product, rather than on the quantity and frequency of releases.

Topping runs a new experiment every year and they make sure to land near the top of the Audioscience Review ranking. The mediocre power supply architecture of their DACs stays the same. After a Topping D90SE and an SMSL EX400 I am done with those sardine boxes that are compromised too much. With the zero-compromise Gustard A26 I finally stopped listening for flaws. Not a fair comparison regarding the price, however.

how this compares with musician pegasus

In psychoanalysis, the narcissism of small differences (German: der Narzissmus der kleinen Differenzen) is the idea that the more a relationship or community shares commonalities, the more likely the people in it are to engage in interpersonal feuds and mutual ridicule because of hypersensitivity to minor differences perceived in each other. The term was coined by Sigmund Freud in 1917. I have now summed up this channel, and all audiophile reviews.

I have a Raumfeld connector steamer that I got about 7 years ago (it cost around €185) and the DAC in that is a 24bit/96kHz Cirrus Logic. It sounds absolutely rubbish compared to the one built into my Onkyo A9050 amp (a 24bit/96kHz Wolfson) - which sounds absolutely fantastic! I bypass that crappy muffled flat undynamic Cirrus dac with a toslink cable. So, I can only assume, that THIS DAC needs EIGHT Cirrus chips, because the previous 7 are just not providing enough. The more circuits you add, the more resistance you create - and the more chances of things going wrong. I only watched about 4 minutes of this video so Ive no idea if it includes a streamer, but I find it increasingly weird in this day and age, that manufactures are constantly bringing out DACs without streamers, when I would guess than 90% of customers are now accessing digital music through streaming. Creating a streamer is ridiculously easy (ask Pi) and costs next to nothing...so this reluctance to add them into dacs is really daft. If I am buying a DAC, Im streaming. And I bet virtually everyone else is too.

WaveTheory has also tested this DAC, and said its sound collapses when playing complex music... Have you noticed such thing? (I have a DX5 Lite at the moment, and sometimes I also hear something similar)

hmm i dunno that’s pretty dang spendy

Lost in translation, Best Buy is a consumer electronics store in the US. The title made me think the dac was one of their house brand😂😂

it's uncool to break our brains with your name.. just get to the point please

I am really tempted to replace my Topping D70S with that one.... 🤔@iiwi : Srboljub do you thing it will be a great upgrade in term of natural sound and soundstage?