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TOPPING
Website:https://www.toppingaudio.com/
Est. year: 2008
Location: China
Topping is a Chinese maker of desktop digital audio electronics, run as Topping Technology Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou and active since 2008. Its reputation rests on compact DACs, headphone amplifiers and DAC-amplifier combos sold internationally at modest prices, and the range now also takes in power amplifiers, preamplifiers, portable devices and players.
Range & what it's known for
The DAC range runs from small units such as the E30 II Lite, E50 II and D10 Balanced through the D50 III, D70 Pro and E70 Velvet to the D90 III family, the D900 and the Centaurus. Headphone amplifiers follow the same steps, from the L30 II and A50 III to the L70, A70 Pro, A90 Discrete and A900, and the DX1 II combines both roles. Speaker amplification ranges from the compact MX3s and PA3s to the B100, B200, LA90 Discrete and PA7, with the Pre900 and Pre90 as preamplifiers and the NX7 and G5 as portables. Desktop pieces are often sold in matching pairs, such as the E50 DAC with the L50 headphone amplifier. Measurement is central to the company's method, with five APx555 and APx555B audio analyzers used in development and quality control.
Who owns it and where it's made
Topping is privately owned and keeps its headquarters in Guangzhou, where its research and development division employs more than 40 audio engineers. The firm states that it holds over 30 patents and runs an acoustic laboratory equipped with a Klippel near-field scanner for loudspeaker and sound-field analysis. Design and engineering are carried out in China.
The lineup in this catalog
DACs and amplifiers, from about USD 50 for the smallest desktop units to over USD 1,000 for the top models.
Who it's for
Topping suits buyers building a desktop or headphone system on a limited budget who care about published distortion and noise figures. A common entry point is a compact DAC such as the E30 II paired with a matching headphone amplifier, with a path upward to the D90 III or D900 and the A90 Discrete or A900, and on to Topping power amplifiers and the Pre900 for a speaker system run from the same family of components.
Range & what it's known for
The DAC range runs from small units such as the E30 II Lite, E50 II and D10 Balanced through the D50 III, D70 Pro and E70 Velvet to the D90 III family, the D900 and the Centaurus. Headphone amplifiers follow the same steps, from the L30 II and A50 III to the L70, A70 Pro, A90 Discrete and A900, and the DX1 II combines both roles. Speaker amplification ranges from the compact MX3s and PA3s to the B100, B200, LA90 Discrete and PA7, with the Pre900 and Pre90 as preamplifiers and the NX7 and G5 as portables. Desktop pieces are often sold in matching pairs, such as the E50 DAC with the L50 headphone amplifier. Measurement is central to the company's method, with five APx555 and APx555B audio analyzers used in development and quality control.
Who owns it and where it's made
Topping is privately owned and keeps its headquarters in Guangzhou, where its research and development division employs more than 40 audio engineers. The firm states that it holds over 30 patents and runs an acoustic laboratory equipped with a Klippel near-field scanner for loudspeaker and sound-field analysis. Design and engineering are carried out in China.
The lineup in this catalog
DACs and amplifiers, from about USD 50 for the smallest desktop units to over USD 1,000 for the top models.
Who it's for
Topping suits buyers building a desktop or headphone system on a limited budget who care about published distortion and noise figures. A common entry point is a compact DAC such as the E30 II paired with a matching headphone amplifier, with a path upward to the D90 III or D900 and the A90 Discrete or A900, and on to Topping power amplifiers and the Pre900 for a speaker system run from the same family of components.
