TOPPING A90 Balanced Headphone amplifier / Preamplifier Black

TOPPING A90 Amplificateur casque
A real hammer blow in the headphone amplifier market, the A90 from Topping is a compact unit with exceptional performance.

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Topping A90

Headphone amplifier / preamplifier XLR / RCA




Topping challenges the whole market of headphone amplifiers with its A90 : an exceptional performance desktop headphone amplifier / preamplifier. With a SINAD up to 123dB (measured by Audio Science Review) on its balanced output and an incredibly low distortion of 0.000086%, the A90 significantly expands the boundaries of what most advanced home audio equipment can offer.


Review by Audio Science Review

...at the distortion and noise levels we are seeing here, you are seeing absolute transparency to the source.

 test by the measurement forum Audio Science Review

Balanced & single-ended connectivity


Topping A90 has a stereo balanced input XLR 3-pole and an single-ended input stereo RCA connector on its rear face . It offers a balanced (XLR) / single--ended (RCA) as preamplified output.

The connectors dedicated to the headphone amplifier are located on the front panel. A90 has all the connections necessary to easily connect headphones / IEM with various characteristics and requirements: a balanced output on XLR 4-pole connector, a second balanced output on jack TRRS 4.4mm connector  Balanced headphone outputs are capable of delivering a power of 250mW and have an output impedance of 0135 Ω.

Finally tthe frontpanel offers an unbalanced output on 6.35mm connector with a power output of 125mW.

Volume control, source selection / outputs


The preamplifier / headphone amplifier A90 provides a volume control through a rotary knob directly accessible from its facade.

On its front side, three selectors allow easy control of all the device functions to immediately find the best configuration for your setup.

A first selector allows selecting the output mode and can switch between preamplifier mode and headset amplifier mode. These two modes can not be active simultaneously. This switch is also used to turn off the device.

A second bipolar selector serves as source selection and allows the user to select between balanced and single-ended input. It is therefore possible to connect two separate devices on each of these inputs and use the A90 as simple source selector.

The last selector is a gain control with three levels (low gain / medium gain / high gain) to get the best performance according to your sources and the type of headphones used.

Specifications
TypeHeadphone amplifier
Preamplifier
Inputs3-pole XLR balanced stereo
RCA single-ended stereo
Outputs3-pole XLR balanced stereo
RCA single-ended stereo
XLR 4-pole balanced
Jack TRRS 4.4mm balanced
Jack 6.35mm single-ended
Power supply

Integrated (SMPS)

Power cable included

Output impedance 0.135Ω (balanced)
ColorBlack



Front panel

A90 Panneau avant connectique
1Power LED
2Output mode switch
3Input switch
4Gain switch
5Balanced headphone output (XLR)
6Balanced headphone output (Jack 4.4mm)
7Headphone output 6.35mm
8Volume knob



Back panel

A90 Panneau avant connectique
1Analog input XLR (R)
2Analog input XLR (L)
3Analog input RCA (L)
4Analog input RCA (R)
5Analog output XLR (R)
6Analog output XLR (L)
7Analog output RCA (L)
8Analog output RCA (R)
9Power input
10Fuse
11Power switch



Headphone amplifier specs
Single-ended Input & Single-ended OutputBalanced Input & Single-ended OutputSingle-ended Input & Balanced OutputBalanced Input & Balanced Output
THD+N @ 1kHz (A-weighted)<0.00007% @ 500mW (32Ω)
<0.00006% @ 80mW (300Ω)
<0.00009% @ 500mW (32Ω)
<0.00006% @ 80mW (300Ω)
<0.00007% @ 2000mW (32Ω)
<0.00006% @ 320mW (300Ω)
<0.00009% @ 2000mW (32Ω)
<0.00006% @ 320mW (300Ω)
THD+N @ 20-20kHz 90kBW<0.00004% @ 500mW (32Ω)
<0.00001% @ 80mW (300Ω)
<0.00004% @ 2000mW (32Ω)
<0.00001% @ 320mW (300Ω)
SNR @ Max Out 1kHz (A-weighted)141dB137dB145dB138dB
Dynamic range @ Max Out 1kHz (A-weighted)141dB137dB145dB138dB
Frequency Response20Hz-40kHz (±0.05dB)20Hz-40kHz (±0.01dB)20Hz-40kHz (±0.05dB)20Hz-40kHz (±0.01dB)
Output level9Vpp @ Gain = low
25Vpp @Gain = medium
25Vpp @Gain = high
18Vpp @ Gain = low
49Vpp @Gain = medium
49Vpp @Gain = high
Noise level (Audio Precision / A-weighted)<0.7uVrms @ Gain = low
<0.7uVrms @ Gain = medium
<0.9uVrms @ Gain = high
<0.9uVrms @ Gain = low
<0.9uVrms @ Gain = medium
<1.4uVrms @ Gain = high
Noise level (Extrapolation / A-weighted)<0.2uVrms @ Gain = low
<0.2uVrms @ Gain = medium
<0.6uVrms @ Gain = high
<0.6uVrms @ Gain = low
<0.6uVrms @ Gain = medium
<1.3uVrms @ Gain = high
Crosstalk @ 1kHz-106dB-102dB-105dB
IMD CCIF @ 18kHz +19kHz-118dB
IMD SMPTE @ 60Hz +7kHz-110dB @ SMPTE4 : 1
-115dB @ SMPTE1 : 1
Input sensitivity9.5Vrms @ Gain = low
8.8Vrms @ Gain = medium
2.9Vrms @ Gain = high
Gain-9.5dB @ Gain = low
0dB @ Gain = medium
9.5dB @ Gain = high
-3.5dB @ Gain = low
6dB @ Gain = medium
15.5dB @ Gain = high
Output impedance<0.1Ω<0.2Ω
Output power3300mW x 2 @ 16Ω THD+N<0.1%
2000mW x 2 @ 32Ω THD+N<0.1%
250mW x 2 @ 300Ω THD+N<0.1%
125mW x 2 @ 600Ω THD+N<0.1%
7600mW x 2 @ 16Ω THD+N<0.1%
6400mW x 2 @ 32Ω THD+N<0.1%
1000mW x 2 @ 300Ω THD+N<0.1%
500mW x 2 @ 600Ω THD+N<0.1%
Load impedance>8Ω



Preamplifier specs
Single-ended Input & Single-ended OutputBalanced Input & Single-ended OutputSingle-ended Input & Balanced OutputBalanced Input & Balanced Output
THD+N @ 1kHz (A-weighted)<0.00006%
THD+N @ 20-20kHz 90kBW<0.0001%
SNR @ Max Out 1kHz (A-weighted)141dB137dB145dB138dB
Plage dynamique @ Max Out 1kHz (A-weighted)141dB137dB145dB138dB
Frequency Response20Hz-40kHz (±0.05dB)20Hz-40kHz (±0.01dB)20Hz-40kHz (±0.05dB)20Hz-40kHz (±0.01dB)
Output level9Vpp @ Gain = bas
25Vpp @Gain = moyen
25Vpp @Gain = haut
18Vpp @ Gain = bas
49Vpp @Gain = moyen
49Vpp @Gain = haut
Noise level (Audio Precision / A-weighted)<0.7uVrms @ Gain = bas
<0.7uVrms @ Gain = moyen
<0.9uVrms @ Gain = haut
<0.9uVrms @ Gain = bas
<0.9uVrms @ Gain = moyen
<1.4uVrms @ Gain = haut
Noise level (Extrapolation / A-weighted)<0.2uVrms @ Gain = bas
<0.2uVrms @ Gain = moyen
<0.6uVrms @ Gain = haut
<0.6uVrms @ Gain = bas
<0.6uVrms @ Gain = moyen
<1.3uVrms @ Gain = haut
Crosstalk @ 1kHz-106dB-102dB-105dB-102dB
IMD CCIF @ 18kHz +19kHz-118dB
IMD SMPTE @ 60Hz +7kHz-110dB @ SMPTE4 : 1
-115dB @ SMPTE1 : 1
Input sensitivity9.5Vrms @ Gain = bas
8.8Vrms @ Gain = moyen
2.9Vrms @ Gain = haut
Gain-9.5dB @ Gain = bas
0dB @ Gain = moyen
9.5dB @ Gain = haut
-3.5dB @ Gain = bas
6dB @ Gain = moyen
15.5dB @ Gain = haut
Output impedance20Ω40Ω
 
Data sheet
InputXLR
InputRCA
OutputJack 3.5mm
OutputJack 2.5mm
OutputRCA
OutputXLR
ColorBlack
ClassN/A
Remote ControlNo
 
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J'ai un Monolith DAC/AMP THX et ai eu un Monolith AMP THX 887 (le A90 le remplace, le Monolith ayant eu un soucis ou niveau du switch de gain) et bien... je trouvais déjà les 2 Monolith parfait, mais le A90 arrive quand-même à se hisser, certes d'un chouia, au dessus. C'est un vrai régale pour les oreilles.
La construction respire la qualité (à voir dans le temps, ceci ayant été le soucis du Monolith, que je recommande tout de même car cela semble plus être un soucis "pas de bol" qu'un soucis de qualité de fabrication).
Super content.
Je recommande sans hésiter.
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Une pure merveille !
D'un naturel toujours méfiant en regard des critiques dithyrambiques notamment basées sur la technique que l'on peut trouver ici ou là, je me suis quand même laissé tenter par cet ampli casque il y a maintenant plus d'un an pour driver un Sony MDR Z1R et un Sennheiser HD600S et bien m'en a fait ! C'est le moins que l'on puisse dire !
Je m'attendais à un ampli symétrique très analytique à la limite du froid et du chirurgical... Et bien tout faux. Cet ampli est tout bonnement très musical au contraire, jamais épuisant même si je l'utilise des heures durant mon télétravail et ce malgré des écoutes de musiques assez électroniques.
La partie préampli n'est pas en reste non plus et ferait rougir certaines boites plus grosses et impressionnantes.
Bref que du bon et du meilleur encore !
Chapeau topping car depuis j'ai acquis le DAC D90SE, le meilleur DAC que j'ai eu en ma possession pour le moment.
Pourquoi donc je me ruinerais à aller voir ailleurs ?
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A vos oreilles de Spock ! Silence intersidéral... Plaisir incroyable
Sceptique réjouissez vous l'homme capable du pire... miracle.., est prodigieux de fulgurances ! Et cet ampli (à mon humble avis d'audiophile) est un ovni; du silence cosmique aux douceurs pigmentées de l'arc en ciel sonore. Même avec un DAC ampli casque dédié 'haut de gamme' comme le Teac UD-505 (désolé pour les plus fortunés) ce petit Topping A90, à la finition irréprochable, me plonge indéniablement plus loin dans le système 'sonolaire'.. La sphère du spectre ne déborde jamais dans l'explosion liquéfaction, et tout y est ! Posséder plusieurs casques selon la musique devient une prodigieuse réalité nécéssaire. Cet ampli est tout simplement du bonheur supplémentaire
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 5/5
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petit mais costaud
son restitué de façon precise et sans empreinte tonal du circuit electronique de l'ampli.
Je recommande sans probleme
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Bonne qualité
Appareil avec une belle reproduction sonore, les détails sont la, j'apprécie aussi son silence.
Seul point négatif est son potentiomètre de volupe, il fait le job mais donne une impressions elastique en le manoeuvrant, un jolie Alps aurait été sympa, mais incompatible avec la conception je crois.

A part cela, bel appareil et en attente de tester en Symétrique.
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TOPPING A90 Balanced Headphone amplifier / Preamplifier Black
A real hammer blow in the headphone amplifier market, the A90 from Topping is a compact unit with exceptional performance.

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