Topping D10S DAC Review - A Sabre DAC for only $100!

A review of the budget Topping D10S DAC including comparisons vs the AudioQuest Dragonfly Red and Topping D50S. Thank you to HiFiCollege for providing the review unit. Please consider buying from them to say thank you! https://www.hificollege.net/ or https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=hificol... 0:00 Introduction 1:19 Inputs and outputs 3:09 Glamour video 3:53 Performance as a USB bridge 5:01 Power supply (non) options 6:37 Sound quality 7:57 Comparison vs AudioQuest DragonFly Red 10:03 Comparison vs Topping D50S (with external power) 11:13 Op-amp swapping 11:53 Overall conclusion Like the music in this video? You can get it here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Merchandise is now available here: https://passion-for-sound.myspreadsho... Want to support the creation of more and better reviews and other videos? Head over to the Patreon page and check out the benefits that Patrons receive including behind the scenes content, ad-free videos, and AMA opportunities:   / passionforsound   Want to support Passion for Sound, but not via Patreon? You can send a one-off donation using this link: paypal.me/lachfen Or you can use this link to buy ANYTHING from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3dtyiWQ or from Apos Audio: https://tinyurl.com/Apos-P4S PASSION FOR SOUND GEAR LIST (Affiliate links to Amazon and Apos Audio help to support the channel - thank you!) Desktop Sources Playback software: Roon https://roonlabs.com/r/St5em2YsbUqGXc... Primary DAC: Chord Hugo TT2 https://tinyurl.com/y4vys4zq with Chord M-Scaler https://tinyurl.com/y6hcm3kw Secondary DAC for active speakers: Topping D50s https://amzn.to/2T2GExr upgraded with Muses02 op-amp https://amzn.to/2FtPmNj USB cables: AudioQuest Diamond https://amzn.to/35AX4Qf and AudioQuest Coffee https://amzn.to/3059qiA Active Speakers: Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 3 Speakers Amps Massdrop x THX AAA 789 Amplifier https://massdrop.7eer.net/J0xWa Bottlehead Mainline DIY kit tube amplifier https://bottlehead.com/product/mainli... Topping L30 headphone amp and pre-amp https://tinyurl.com/AposL30 Burson Audio FUN: https://www.bursonaudio.com/products/... with Sparkos Labs SS3601 op-amps: https://sparkoslabs.com/product/singl... Headphones Open: Meze Audio Empyrean https://tinyurl.com/y6gfyquz Open: Focal Clear https://amzn.to/37Ihgky Semi-open: Beyerdynamic DT880 Premium LE massdrop.7eer.net/L6633 or https://amzn.to/3bBg7xs Closed: AudioQuest NightOwl Carbon (these may have been discontinued) Closed: Audio Technica ATH-M50x https://amzn.to/2Y2NeXo Closed: Meze Audio 99 Neo https://tinyurl.com/y2zjd6wm Portable Phone: Samsung Galaxy S10+ https://amzn.to/37MzTUA DAC for phone: Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt https://amzn.to/36AzpAB Digital audio player: Astell & Kern AK240 Stainless Steel (no longer available) - other A&K players are available here: https://tinyurl.com/yy9ypfm7 Earphones Audiofly AF1120 Mk2: https://amzn.to/2ZoTuHZ Noble Kaiser 10 custom IEM (discontinued) - universal version available via Drop https://massdrop.7eer.net/vkaWy SIMGOT EN700 PRO https://amzn.to/304xO3R Shozy Form 1.4 https://amzn.to/3cIL0Az or massdrop.7eer.net/499YL Bluetooth Headphones Nuraphone https://amzn.to/2N7G2Tu Reviews filmed using: Sony A7R III: https://amzn.to/3mnR0nS Sony FE 24mm F/1.4: https://amzn.to/3kuHVIf Audio-Technica ATR3350xiS lapel mic: https://amzn.to/33qL5Ww Neewer Bi-color 660 LED lights: https://amzn.to/2E1BNrh