TOPPING DX3 Pro Plus Desktop DAC and Headphone Amplifier User Manual

July 21, 2024
TOPPING

DX3 pro +

Desktop DAC & Headphone amplifier

User Manual

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Thank you for purchasing the Topping DX3 Pro+!
DX3 Pro+ is a high performance DAC which has Optical, Coaxial, USB and Bluetooth inputs, it also provide Line out and Headphone out.
USB of DX3 Pro+ is compatible with 768kHz/32bit and DSD512.DX3 Pro+ is designed to be simple and equipped with LED display screen. It can be used as not only a DAC + Headphone amp but also a simple DAC or DAC + pre-amplifier. We believe that high-quality DX3 Pro+ could bring you more fun at enjoying HIFI music.

Contents list

DX3 Pro+                               x1
DC 15V/1A power adapter     x1
Remote control                        x1
USB cable                                x1
Bluetooth antenna                   x1
User manual                            x1
Warranty card                          x1

Note: You can download the drivers and user manual on http://www.topping.audio/.

Attribute

Measured

| 12.0cm x 16.5cm x 4.0cm
---|---

Weight

| 420g

Power input

| DC15V/1A@DC base 5.5*2.1

Signal input

| USB/OPT/COAX1/COAX2/BT

Line Out output

| RCA

Headphone amp output

| 3.5mm headphone output jack

Display

| LED

Power consumption

| <6.0W

Front panel

1-1  3.5mmheadphone output
1-2  LED screen
1-3  Remote control receiver
1-4  Volume knob /Multi-function Button

Rear panel

2-1  Right channel single-ended RCA output
2-2  Left channel single-ended RCA output
2-3  Coaxial SPDIF input 2
2-4  Coaxial SPDIF input 1
2-5  Optical SPDIF input
2-6  USB input
2-7  Bluetooth input
2-8  Power input (DC15V)

Display

3-1  Signal input indication (if the current input is connected successfully, the current input indication is always on, otherwise, the indication flashes.)
3-2  Gain indication
3-3  Output channel
3-4  Digi display area
3-5  Volume unit
3-6  Decoding format indication

Remote control

4-1  Standby
4-2  Volume up
4-3  Switch to previous input
4-4  Headphone amp output
4-5  Filter setting
4-6  Automatic standby
4-7  Mute
4-8  Headphone amp & Line Out output
4-9  Switch to next input
4-10  Volume down
4-11  Line Out output
4-12  Headphone amp gain
4-13  Brightness*

*Note:
(1) “L-A” has the same brightness as “L-2”. The differences lie in when there is no operation after 30 seconds under “L-A” mode, the screen will be automatically turned off, only displays the current input. For example, when it is in USB input, DX3 Pro+ displays as follow. You can press any button to light up the screen.

(2) When DX3 Pro+ is in Bluetooth input state, keep pressing the brightness button for 3 seconds to disconnect the existing Bluetooth connection and forcibly enter into Bluetooth pairing state.

Input range

USB IN

| PCM 44.1kHz-768kHz/16bit-32bit
---|---
DSD DSD64-DSD512 (Native), DSD64-DSD256 (Dop)

COAX/OPT IN

| PCM 44.1kHz-192kHz/16bit-24bit
DSD DSD64 (Dop)

BT IN

| AAC/SBC/APTX/APTX LL/APTX HD/LDAC

Specifications

DX3 Pro+ Decoding parameters (USB In@96kHz)


THD+N@1kHz (A-wt)

| <0.00015%

THD @20-20kHz (90kBW)

| <0.00020%

SNR@1kHz (A-wt)

| 122dB

Dynamic Range@1kHz (A-wt)

| 122dB

Frequency Response

| 20Hz-20kHz (+0.3dB)
20Hz-40kHz (+0.7dB)

Output Level

| 2.1Vrms @0dBFS

Noise (A-wt)

| <1.8uVrms

Channel Crosstalk @1kHz

| -137dB

Channel Balance

| 0.3 dB

Output Impedance

| 20Ω

DX3 Pro+ Headphone Amplifier specifications


THD+N@1kHz (A-wt)

| <0.00015% @Output=1500mW (32Ω)
<0.00013% @Output=160mW (300Ω)

THD@20-20kHz (90kBW)

| <0.0005% @Output=1500mW (32Ω)
<0.0005% @Output=160mW (300Ω)

SNR@MAX OUT 1kHz (A-wt)

| 120dB

Dynamic Range@1kHz (A-wt)

| 120dB

Frequency Response

| 20Hz-20kHz (+0.3dB)
20Hz-40kHz (+0.7dB)

Output Level

| 5.5Vpp @G=L
21.5Vpp @G=H

Noise (A-wt)

| <2.1uVrms @G=L
<7.0uVrms @G=H

Channel Crosstalk @1kHz

| -90dB

Gain

| 6.0dB(Vrms/FS) @G=L
19dB(Vrms/FS) @G=H

Output Impedance

| < 0.1Ω

Output Power

| 1800mW x 2 @32Ω THD+N<0.1%
900mW x 2 @64Ω THD+N<0.1%
250mW x 2 @300Ω THD+N<0.1%

Adapter Impedance

| >8Ω

Operation

Power on & off / standby operation:
(1) Power on: When connect to power supply, DX3 Pro+ enters the standby state, the screen displays a bright spot.
(2) Standby setting: When it is working, press and hold the knob on the front panel to enter standby state and short press to exit standby state when it is in standby. Or you can directly press the standby button on remote control to enter or exit standby state.
Note:
When the automatic standby function is on, if the current input is not connected or input signal is invalid in 1 minute, it will automatically enter the standby state. Once having detected valid signal, it will automatically return to working state.

Volume setting:
(1) Mute setting and volume restoring: Use the mute button on the remote control to set mute, press the mute button again or adjust the volume to restore volume.
(2) Volume adjusting: Adjust volume by the knob on the panel or up or down button on the remote control. Long press the volume up/down button will quickly adjust the volume, so please be careful in order to protect your hearing.
Note: When Line Out output, volume is fixed to 0dB in DAC mode and volume adjusting is invalid in this mode.

Input channel switching:
Press the knob on the front panel or the “Switch to previous input button” and the “Switch to next input button” on the remote control to switch the input in cycle.

Output channel switching:
Double-click the multi-function button on the front panel or use remote’s Headphone amp output button, Headphone amp & Line Out output button, Line Out output button on the remote control to set the output mode. The “Line Out Out” allows you to set the DAC mode and the Pre-amplifier mode, please refer to the “Setup Menu” for settings.

Details of output channel

Output channel

| Indicator| 3.5mm Headphone output| RCA output| Adjustable Volume
---|---|---|---|---
Headphone amp| headphone indicator is on| √| ✕| √

Headphone amp +Line out

| headphone indicator is on, DAC indicator is on| √| √| √
Line Out| DAC| DAC indicator is on, sampling rate is displaying on screen| ✕| √| ✕

Pre-amplifier

| DAC indicator is on, volume is displaying on screen| ✕| √| √

Setup Menu

Enter the setup menu:
Press and hold the knob first when the power is off, and then power up to enter the setup menu.

Change and save of settings:
(1) The volume knob on the front panel: press the knob to enter the next setting item, rotate the knob to set different parameters. Press and hold the knob until “8-8” is displayed on the screen to save the settings.
(2) The remote control: press the volume up/down button to enter the previous/next setting item, press the left/right button to set different parameters. Press and hold the middle button until “8-8” is displayed on the screen to save the settings.

Setting descriptions:
1. PCM filter setting (available for remote control setting, set PCM filter mode when playing PCM)

Screen display

| Description
---|---
F-1|

Brick-wall

F-2

| Fast roll off corrected minimum
F-3|

Fast roll off (default)

F-4

| Slow roll off minimum
F-5|

Fast roll off minimum

F-6

| Slow roll off linear
F-7|

Fast roll off linear

2. Screen brightness setting (Available for remote control setting)

Screen display

| Description
---|---
L-1|

Low

L-2

| Mid (default)
L-3|

High

L-A

|

Mid brightness and screen will be turned off automatically after 30 seconds of no operation

3. Automatic standby setting (Available for remote control setting)

Screen display

| Description
---|---
A-O|

Auto on (default)

A-C

|

Auto off

4. Line Out channel setting (Available for remote control setting)

Screen display

| Description
---|---
O-1|

Line Out output

O-2

| Headphone amp output
O-3|

Headphone amp & Line Out output (default)

5. Output mode setting

Screen display

| Description
---|---
m-p|

Per-Amp mode (Volume adjustable) (Default)

m-d

|

DAC mode (Volume nonadjustable)

6. Headphone amp gain (Available for remote control setting)

Screen display

| Description
---|---
GAIN +6dB|

6dB (Vrms/FS) (default)

GAIN +19dB

|

19dB (Vrms/FS)

7. Bluetooth setting

Screen display

| Description
---|---
BT ON|

Bluetooth enabled (default)

BT OFF

|

Bluetooth disabled

Factory reset:
In standby state, turn the knob on the front panel counterclockwise until the screen lights up completely, and the factory settings can be restored.

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