{"id":158760,"date":"2023-03-17T08:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T08:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=158760"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:08:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:08:42","slug":"topping-unveils-mx3s-desktop-integrated-amplifier-and-dac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/topping-unveils-mx3s-desktop-integrated-amplifier-and-dac\/","title":{"rendered":"Topping unveils MX3S desktop integrated amplifier and DAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Topping\u00a0&#8216;s new model,\u00a0dubbed\u00a0the MX3S\u00a0, is a small desktop DAC with integrated amplifier and headphone amp functions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/29_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For use with passive acoustic systems, the device has a Merus\u00a0class D\u00a0amplifier that delivers\u00a030 watts\u00a0per channel with an\u00a08 ohm\u00a0load impedance .\u00a0There is also an analog output for connecting an active subwoofer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/30_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The DAC block is made on a chip from\u00a0Asahi Kasei\u00a0and can receive a signal from the USB port, optical and coaxial digital inputs.\u00a0The maximum signal resolution is\u00a024 bits \/ 192 kHz\u00a0.\u00a0Wireless functionality includes a QCC3040\u00a0Bluetooth adapter\u00a0with support for\u00a0LDAC\u00a0and\u00a0aptX HD\u00a0codecs .\u00a0A 3.5 mm jack is provided for connecting wired headphones, the maximum output signal power is\u00a0700 mW\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/257_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Topping MX3S\u00a0Integrated DAC Amplifier\u00a0is being sold online for\u00a0$199\u00a0excluding shipping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topping\u00a0&#8216;s new model,\u00a0dubbed\u00a0the MX3S\u00a0, is a small desktop DAC with integrated amplifier and headphone amp functions. For use with passive acoustic systems, the device has a Merus\u00a0class D\u00a0amplifier that delivers\u00a030 watts\u00a0per channel with an\u00a08 ohm\u00a0load impedance .\u00a0There is also an analog output for connecting an active subwoofer. The DAC block is made on a chip [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/topping-unveils-mx3s-desktop-integrated-amplifier-and-dac\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":158761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-158760","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}