Some useful measurements of CCA performance with Chrome browser casting to CCA, Roon to CCA/Topping D50 and Roon to CCA/Schiit Modi 2 Uber.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ents-of-chromecast-audio-digital-output.4544/
Conclusions:
Chrome browser casting to CCA analogue audio is horrible (probably lossy compression)...
Roon/CCA SPDIF/Topping D50 gives very good technical performance.
Schiit Modi 2 Uber isn't great at removing SPDIF optical input jitter.
Guess I should have added that with a house that is a total of 398 sqft my signal is great everywhere
Call your INTERNET provider and ask them to reset the modem.
That roon looks pretty good.
Not doing Google WiFi or any other tricks and mine has been fine from the get go. Laptop, iPhone, iPad, Samsung phone, Kindle and an Android tablet, never a problem for over a year now.
Sorry for endorsing Google WiFi and for implying that it will only work properly if you use Google WiFi. I should have said better wifi coverage will get better results. When my CCAs weren't working I started looking into my router more and realized mine was about 5 years old or so and the same one that uverse had given me and installed. Additionally I was "renting" it per month which just about sent me over the edge when i realized how much I had paid for that slow thing over the years. But I guess if had only 400 square feet changing to a mesh network like Google WiFi or one of the others wouldn't be necessary.
I’ve been searching and so far all I can tell is that Topping seems to be based in Hong Kong China. They ship out of Hong Kong so any defective units would be sent to China for warranty work, do I have that right?
I had a defective Topping unit. They said keep it and had the retailer refund my purchase price.What I’m wondering about specifically is what kind of warranty and warranty service Topping has, because I couldn’t find any detail on what the warranty is.
I must be missing it, sorry for a dumb question!
Call me crazy but I think I want to avoid supporting a company that would be so far away for warranty service.
They also seem to be hiding their Chinese origins with a name like “topping” while trying to undercut the whole marketplace, something a Chinese company often does.
OK, you're crazy. The item has a low failure rate and it's quite cheap. If you buy from an American supplier their providing the front end on your warranty, just like anything else that comes from China, which is pretty much everything. It's around $100. It's not like it was a car or something.
Chevy changes the names of cars when they're sold in other markets. When you hold the Topping paperwork in your hand you'll know it's made in China. That's like not listening to Prince because he changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol.
OK, you're crazy. The item has a low failure rate and it's quite cheap. If you buy from an American supplier their providing the front end on your warranty, just like anything else that comes from China, which is pretty much everything. It's around $100. It's not like it was a car or something.
Chevy changes the names of cars when they're sold in other markets. When you hold the Topping paperwork in your hand you'll know it's made in China. That's like not listening to Prince because he changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol.