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  1. bboris77
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    The following thread has a strong potential to become comedy gold:...
    Post by: bboris77, Aug 16, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    Good point. Would it depend on the jurisdiction within which the forum server is located or the location in which the owner of the server/forum is...
    Post by: bboris77, Aug 15, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    I think this is what pisses me off the most - the fact that people who are questioning the official mantra AND are perceived as carrying a...
    Post by: bboris77, Aug 14, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    Did they actually put that they banned you for racism anywhere in writing? Ironically, the reason they gave you in the attached screenshot is very...
    Post by: bboris77, Aug 12, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  5. bboris77
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    This product and the review of it made me chuckle/cringe. I cannot believe that after reading this review, someone would honestly say: "Yup, this...
    Post by: bboris77, Apr 9, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Blind Test Part Deux: Schiit Heretic vs Magni+ (with statistical analysis)

    So, @purr1n, if one was to compare the Magni 3+ to the Magni+, what would the main differences be? I still regret selling my Asgard 3 which...
    Post by: bboris77, Mar 13, 2023 in forum: Blind Testing and Psychoacoustics
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    The reason why I asked about the history of him being banned is because I am trying to get a better picture of what his true motivations may be....
    Post by: bboris77, Jan 22, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    Just out of curiosity, which forums was he banned from and why?
    Post by: bboris77, Jan 21, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Otomon Labs - WARNING

    And a VERY simple way of testing for ground loops would be to disconnect this amp from any other devices (DACs or whatever). Plug it into the...
    Post by: bboris77, Jan 13, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Otomon Labs - WARNING

    This person is absolutely incredible - suggesting to a customer to hack open the 3-prong power cable and remove the ground wire?! Ummmm, why did...
    Post by: bboris77, Jan 13, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    Exactly, it's not like it has never been done before. I am not saying that these companies are doing that, but whenever you become fixated on one...
    Post by: bboris77, Jan 12, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  12. bboris77
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    Has anyone ever tried measuring SINAD using anything else but canned sine waves? I am always suspicious of the assumption that if a device is able...
    Post by: bboris77, Jan 12, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    This conversation is heating up since Thorsten Loesch has started challenging the ASR leadership:...
    Post by: bboris77, Dec 26, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    There has already been a subtle shift in Topping’s marketing towards using subjective descriptions of how their equipment sounds. I think that...
    Post by: bboris77, Dec 25, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    I honestly do not mind Topping as a company as long as they don't keep inflating their prices. I have owned a few of their DACs - 2 D30s, D50,...
    Post by: bboris77, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    That is right...to be fair, many of the ASR members have also pointed out this inconsistency - if you are going to be judging products on how well...
    Post by: bboris77, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  17. bboris77
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    This is the exact point that I have been repeating for a few years now when posting on ASR. The response that I usually get there is that they...
    Post by: bboris77, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  18. bboris77
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    Topping and SMSL with ASR Punking Us on DACs?

    As if on cue, E70 and L70 have just been released. I love this bit from their promotional material: "E70 has extremely high measurements, the...
    Post by: bboris77, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Why SINAD doesn't matter

    I don't want to post a link because I hate to give ASR more traffic, but their recent review of the Vali 2+ has it all: 1. An objectivist site...
    Post by: bboris77, Sep 14, 2021 in forum: Blind Testing and Psychoacoustics
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    Why SINAD doesn't matter

    Agreed. It is sad that humans tend to take extreme points of view on a lot of subjects that should be fun. I do think that extreme objectivism is...
    Post by: bboris77, Sep 11, 2021 in forum: Blind Testing and Psychoacoustics
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