Re: A Very Satisfied Topping TP20 MK-II user here
Which source and cables are you using?
So far the only source I have used is a Sandisk Sansa Fuze MP3 player with a wide range of music - Telugu & Sanskrit Devotional Hymns / Indian Movie Songs / Western / Classical. I will test it with a CD in my Norcent (Lite-On) DVD player today.
For connecting the MP3 to the TP-20, I use a standard Y-cable with a stereo plug on one end and two RCA plugs for R & L on the other end. This is a no-name run-of-the mill cable I had with me. Plan to buy or make a better quality cable soon.
For connecting to the speakers, I used Finolex 1.5mm electric wire. Excellent quality copper for a very reasonable price. Plus I had several half-used rolls lying around after some work done in my office last year. I don't plan to change these for a "proper" speaker cables as, IMO, there is no perceptible difference between the so-called speaker-wire and regular copper wire.
The combination has incredible soundstaging, a liquid midrange and an overall ambience that makes it sound like the singer is sitting in front of you giving you a private concert.
Other points
- I found the bass a bit low when I first set it up as a wall mount but on the table top, its much better as avidyarthy said.
- 89dB sensitivity is quite loud for my room (about 25x10).
- In a nearfield situation (I'm using this as a desktop setup), I have it around 9 o'clock and I feel completely enveloped by the music.
I don't fancy myself an audiophile - I am just a guy who wants to listen to some clean music for a budget price. So I don't know the terminology but what you said matches what I felt as I listened to the system
- that the singer was sitting in front of me
- that I could make out the location of the various instruments from left to right and could listen to each instrument clearly and precisely along side with the others - there was no muffling or mixing of sounds.
- with the speakers about 6 feet apart and me sitting about 4 feet from the speakers, I felt completely enveloped by the sound
- I felt the bass a tad weak when I started, but it opened up after a couple of hours of listening. Now I feel that it is ample. However, I plan to wall-mount the speakers, so have to see if removing them from the table top makes a diff.
- the amp & speaker can go loud-enough for a room party. For me loudness seemed to wary with some songs - maybe has something to do with the MP3 gain during encoding, but at the same volume level (12-O'clock) some songs played quite loud, while others were not so. But in any case, I don't see ever going beyond the 2-O'clock position. For most of my listening, I had it around 10-12 clock position.
That is an excellent word - "fatigue". Yes, I felt no fatigue after the 3-hour session. Usually, with the earphones, an hour is the max I can go before I feel that my ears need to rest.
Overall, a very nice system for a very nice price. After seeing the huge Norge, Marantz & other amps at Vector, the TP-20 does seem only large enough to be a power supply brick and not a full-fledged amp. It is amazing that this small palm-sized box packs such a punch. :clapping:
Cheers.
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