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Topping

L30 II

interface_dac

$149

Used market: $90*

Manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

5 of 10 values have a recorded source
Type
Analog Headphone Amp·
Bus Powered
no·
Max Gain dB
16.5✓
Analog Inputs
RCA line in·
Analog Outputs
6.35 mm TRS headphone, RCA preamp·
Digital Inputs
·
Min Usb Power W
0·
Headphone Output
Max Voltage Vrms: 13.08 · Output Impedance ohms: 0.1·
Max Input Level dBu
30.2✓
Phantom Power Provided
no·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Headroom Notes

13.08 V and an input that tolerates 30 dBu - roughly 24 volts - before it clips. That input figure is the rarest number in this whole batch: almost nobody publishes it, and it is the one that answers 'will my hot DAC overload the amplifier'. With 30 dBu of headroom the answer is no, whatever you plug in.

Gain Staging Advice

Output impedance of 0.1 ohm and 16.5 dB of gain. The gain is the highest of the desktop amplifiers in this batch, so with sensitive in-ears expect to use very little of the volume range - Topping's own low-gain setting exists for that reason.

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026