June 14, 2021Audio Product Reviews

TOPPING D90SE vs D90 Comparison Chart

Now that the TOPPING D90SE is available, you're probably wondering how it stacks up to its predecessor, the D90. Take a look at our side-by-side comparison below to see how they're similar and how the D90SE bests its former model.


	TOPPING D90 DAC	TOPPING D90SE DAC
Price	$749.99 USD (Standard) $849.99 USD (MQA)	$899
Dimensions	8.74 x 6.3 x 1.77" 4.5 x 22.2 x 16 (cm)	8.7 x 6.2 x 1.7" 22.2 x 16 x 4.5cm
Weight	6.6 (lbs) 2.9 (kg)	6.6lbs 2.9kg
D/A Chip	AKM AK4499EQ	ESS SABRE ES9038PRO
Inputs	USB IIS LVDS (HDMI) Optical Coaxial SPDIF AES/EBU Bluetooth	USB IIS Optical Coaxial AES Bluetooth
Outputs	Balanced XLR Single Ended RCA	Balanced XLR Single Ended RCA
Bluetooth	aptX HD LDAC 5.0	AAC SBC APTX APTX LL APTX HD LDAC 5.0
USB Interface	XMOS XU208 (Standard) XMOS XU216 (MQA)	XMOS XU216
Sampling Rates	USB: PCM up to 32bit,768kHz / Native DSD up to DSD512 / DSD DoP up to DSD256 IIS: PCM up to 32bit,768kHz / DSD up to DSD512 Coaxial, Optical, AES: PCM up to 24bit 192kHz	USB: PCM up to 32bit,768kHz / Native DSD up to DSD512 / DSD DoP up to DSD256 IIS: PCM up to 32bit,768kHz / DSD up to DSD1024 Coaxial, Optical, AES: PCM up to 24bit 192kHz, DSD (DOP) DSD64
Dynamic Range	128 dB @1kHz	134dB @1kHz
THD+N	<0.00015%	<0.00005%
SNR	127dB @1kHz	134dB @1kHz
Crosstalk	-141dB @1kHz	-139dB @1kHz