Topping is a good company for dacs along with smsl which are also very good and there is no price increase on them.
Chinese DAC's
I have been looking at several DAC's trying to decide which one to put in my system. Some of those DAC's I'm looking at are built and designed in China. Without getting political I don't think trade with China will ever be the same. I hope that these engineers are able to get there products to market. It would sure be a waste of talent.
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@muvluv Yet and they are okay not good.
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@texasblues1959 what do you mean I went from the 9 to 9pro and sux for smsl all sounded good on xlr and topping Centaurus and also sounds really good using xlr |
I have met Eveanna Manley and she is neither stupid nor an "activist." She is actually one of few companies that successfully straddles cost+ pricing for the Pro Studio segment and the price-to-market philosophy that prevails in hi-end home audio. To take a generous view of the tariffs, Trump is Keynes’s "visible hand" of government intervening in free-market economics, but in reality represents an injection of chaos rather than serious economic policy. Keynes justified such economic intervention as a force for stabilization, not chaos. High-end audio is a luxury niche. Absent stable pricing and faith in supply/demand, the consumer of luxury goods must decide whether to make a rational purchase decision along traditional lines, or to defer gratification until price stability is re-established. From the POV of a US manufacture, the dilemma is far more serious along the lines that Manley discusses regarding the need for a stable business plan for a foreseeable future. For my part, all audio purchases are temporarily on hold unless at pre-tariff prices. If the general consumer adopts a similar position we will have a recession. |
@muvluv Like I said just okay. Glad it's top shelf stuff for you. |
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