Topping rebuilds the DX1 as the $119 DX1 II, with a balanced output and PEQ
A ground-up revision at $119: an ES9039Q2M converter, a four-channel amplifier stage, a 4.4 mm balanced output, optical I/O, a microphone input and a 10-band parametric EQ.
Topping has released the DX1 II at $119 / £119 / €119, a redesign rather than a refresh of the DX1. It uses an ES9039Q2M converter into a four-channel amplifier stage, quoted at 2 x 1,000 mW into 32 and 64 ohms and 2 x 230 mW into 300 ohms, with 3.5 mm and 4.4 mm outputs, USB-C and optical inputs, line outputs, a microphone input for gaming headsets, console support and a 10-band parametric EQ.
230 mW into 300 ohms from a $119 box is the specification worth pausing on, because it is the load that historically forced buyers into a desktop amplifier. Topping's numbers have also been independently measured for years, which is the useful part: this is a product that will be checked against a public baseline within weeks rather than taken on trust.
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