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Two audio components no one really talks about
Spot on observation! I think those guys at Audio Science Review ignore the fact that we all hear different as our our rooms different, so with these many varying permutations and combinations science plays only a small roll in what we hear!  
Speaker positioning and center image depth
Agree with observations. Certain rooms work better than others, certain treatments are better than others and the combination of both room and treatments. The interaction between components also play an important role in sound stage imaging, not j... 
RME ADI-2 fs against Topping D90SE
Interesting. I found by putting it on a thin bamboo platform with some MoonGel damper pads underneath the platform that it opened up. I also moved my speakers about until back to front staging got better. Not the best 3D but good enough for the pr... 
RME ADI-2 fs against Topping D90SE
Mine has the AKM chip (2 yrs old) and is much more 3Dish than the Topping. I believe AKM are back in business and have developed a new chip even better than the previous but again the technology is moving fast and I find differences in units very ... 
RME ADI-2 fs against Topping D90SE
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RME ADI-2 fs against Topping D90SE
To be honest, once you get to fiddle a bit with the RME unit's DSP, it became quite manageable - still complicated though but in many of the different formats on offer, the sound, to my ears, did not change significantly. What I did like was the a... 
RME ADI-2 fs against Topping D90SE
I did a review on my RME against the D90SE if anyone is interested. I still thought the RME had the edge on the D90SE which is still a great buy in the world of DACs