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Topping PA5 Review (Amplifier)
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Oh yeh. Forgot that’s it’s through seller.
Personally I think vuittion should have waited until topping fixes the issues.
I had 2 duff units. I will buy again but not till the crap shoot has ended
Topping were very slow to respond, the guy who worked on pa5 vanished from the forum,
He ignored us all.
Then reappear after a month or so.
There’s a section from topping that said they are addressing the issue.
The pa5 component has o be redesigned.
A component is getting hot and puff....
It’s not just something they can fix. They have to redesign a component for better tolerance.
Is there an actual statement from Topping on this, or are you speculating?
It’s on this forum. Iam sure , they said a fan wouldn’t help as it’s a component that needs to be re manufacturied. Getting hot.
Remanufactured and redesigned might not be the same thing. (I would read it as replaced)
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I think these are the posts addressing it most directly. The later post is a lot less definite about having identified the source of the problem.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...owners-only-please.33293/page-25#post-1246970
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...owners-only-please.33293/page-26#post-1247958
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...g-e30-ii-dac-review.36028/page-4#post-1261614
So nothing to do with a redesign then.
But a change in manufacturing process for the "components" and it is not 100% clear if they mean the PA5 as a component, or if the internal electronic components of the PA5 need a manufacturing process change.
Either way - I doubt we are seeing an accurate assessment of the situation - the statements are just too hand wavey.
In the case you refer to, it is not a delusional world. They consider, as you say, "seeing the gear they have too and holding the pride that they own something really boutique" as part of their "music listening experience". So this justifies the expense.
Those that live in a delusional world are those that believe that since they paid more they get something "better sounding".
Preamps are for adding gain and inputs. You could use a preamp if you want, but I assume if you turned your PA5 all the way up to max your speakers already would be pretty loud.
Not unless you need something the preamp does.
DSJR
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I have to say this to peeps in the UK...
While all this angst is going on as regards the PA5, we here could easily sacrifice some inaudible SINAD and try a Rega Io! Sure it's an old fashioned performance (very respectable by low cost 'popular' amps of the 80's and 90's over here), but bearing in mind UK owners of amps like these aren't headbangers and don't use silly-impedance speakers as a rule, I bet an Io would do the job really well at moderate levels and it's serviceable if it did fail in the future...
Has anyone tested to modern standards the 'baby' Denon, Cambridge and Rotel amps recently? we know the cheaper Yamaha integrateds are pretty fine really and reliable and many with 'desktop' systems would by now be using small active speakers, surely?
I look at the PA5 as a cheap little fun-box really. There's just not enough *there* to take it hugely seriously in the wide scheme of things when Crown (and cheaper, Behringer and others) make amps with real power output designed for some hard use. They're not dinky boxes though...
While all this angst is going on as regards the PA5, we here could easily sacrifice some inaudible SINAD and try a Rega Io! Sure it's an old fashioned performance (very respectable by low cost 'popular' amps of the 80's and 90's over here), but bearing in mind UK owners of amps like these aren't headbangers and don't use silly-impedance speakers as a rule, I bet an Io would do the job really well at moderate levels and it's serviceable if it did fail in the future...
Has anyone tested to modern standards the 'baby' Denon, Cambridge and Rotel amps recently? we know the cheaper Yamaha integrateds are pretty fine really and reliable and many with 'desktop' systems would by now be using small active speakers, surely?
I look at the PA5 as a cheap little fun-box really. There's just not enough *there* to take it hugely seriously in the wide scheme of things when Crown (and cheaper, Behringer and others) make amps with real power output designed for some hard use. They're not dinky boxes though...
Didn't review well here - mainly for crosstalk, and "getting damn hot" reasons.
It is also lower power, and higher priced than the PA5 - which would matter, IF the PA5 were reliable.
DSJR
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Ah, I thought it was still under £400 (£379 I thought). Rega don't increase their prices unless they have to, so £420 is a large jump, at least for them. I used one for a morning into a moderate load and it was perfectly behaved. Crosstalk I can't defend, but it seems psychologically, as don't seem to mind reduced crosstalk, at least at hf (I can't link to a suitable paper though - so apologies)
Sorry I spoke up. As you were chaps
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