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Astell & Kern — the company best known for its high-end portable digital audio players — is making a USB-C DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that’s designed to help get better-sounding audio from ...

Now that pretty much every major streaming music service — except Spotify — offers lossless audio options at CD-quality or better, you may be wondering how you can hear that extra level of sound ...

Analogue’s console clones are fascinating pieces of tech. They’re modern spins on classic retro consoles that let you play your favorite original SNES or Sega Genesis games on a modern HDMI television ...

Offering support for hi-res PCM, DSD, 7 digital inputs, and future upgradability, the McIntosh MDA200 D/A Converter warrants a serious look. 7 digital inputs and upgradability might not seem all that ...

If you’re at all into audio equipment, you’ve probably heard of a digital-to-analog converter, or DAC. You might think it’s a fancy thing for rich audiophiles. But, actually, even you already have a ...

Digital-to-analogue converters (DACs) form the backbone of numerous modern electronic systems, transforming discrete digital signals into continuous analog outputs for applications ranging from ...

In the broad-brush view of the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) versus its complement, the digital-to-analog converter (DAC), there’s no doubt that the DAC has an easier functional challenge. What’s ...

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The gorgeous MDA200 DAC from McIntosh can be upgraded in the future to keep abreast of the latest digital technology. High-end audio brand McIntosh has unveiled a new DAC (digital-to-audio converter) ...