March 09, 2021Audio Product Reviews

TOPPING E30 vs D30 Pro vs D90 Comparison Chart

Earlier this week, TOPPING launched the D30 Pro, an all-new digital-to-analog converter featuring four DAC chips. How does this mid-priced DAC stack up against the brand's much-loved veterans?

We're pitting the D30 Pro against the E30 and D90. Check out their product pages for more information or explore our blog for Reviews Compendiums and more. Each of these DACs is available right here on Apos, so if you have any questions about them feel free to reach out to our Support Team.


	TOPPING E30 DAC	TOPPING D30 Pro DAC	TOPPING D90 DAC
Price	$149	$399	Standard version: $749
Dimensions	4.9 x 3.9 x 1.2”	6.85 x 5.4 x 1.7”	8.7 x 6.2 x 1.7”
Weight	1.1lbs	2.5lbs	5.26lbs
Inputs	USB Coaxial Optical	USB Coaxial Optical	USB Coaxial Optical AES Bluetooth IIS-LVDS
Outputs	RCA	RCA XLR	RCA XLR
DAC Chip	AKM AK4493	Cirrus Logic CS43198 x4	AKM AK4499
Max sampling rate	32-bit/768kHz PCM DSD512 Native	32-bit/384kHz PCM DSD256 Native	32-bit/768kHz PCM DSD512 Native
MQA	No	No	Yes, with MQA version*
USB chip	XMOS XU208	XMOS XU208	Standard version uses XMOS XU208 MQA version uses XMOS XU216*
Remote control	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pre-amp	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pure DAC application	Yes	No	Yes
Switchable power voltage	No	No	Yes
Bluetooth	No	No	Yes, Bluetooth 5.0 with CSR8675 high-res chip
DAC Filters	Eight	Five	Eight
THD+N	<0.0003%	<0.00009%	<0.00009%
Max SNR	>121dB	132dB	127dB
DNR	119dB	132dB	127dB
Crosstalk	-130dB	-145dB	-141dB
Min noise @A-wt	<2uVrms	<0.9uVrms	<1.5uVrms
Max output voltage	2Vrms	4Vrms	4Vrms

*Note: Due to the unfortunate fire at the AKM manufacturing facility in Japan, the MQA version of the TOPPING D90 is out of stock. Despite our very best efforts to get these products to customers as soon as possible, the impact of the fire on AKM’s operations has caused shipping delays. The AKM supply volatility will not improve until the end of April 2021.