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However, most computers and mobile devices aren’t designed for handling lossless or high-res audio, so a DAC – a ...

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 ...

In 2015, there’s not much question about audio storage, transmission, or streaming: it’s digital. Apart from rare sightings of vinyl or open-reel tape in boutique sales or creative enclaves, audio is ...

And keeping with the company's ethos, the price tag won't scare you off.

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Eversolo continues to be a rising force in modern hi-fi. Recently, the Chinese-based audio manufacturer has released the Play, a “just add speakers” streaming amplifier that, uniquely, doubles as a CD ...

Most of smartphones have been removed the 3.5mm earphone jack because of the USB Type-C. Facing this problem, those general users will choose to get a USB Type-C to 3.5mm earphone jack adapter, or a ...

If you are a serious audiophile, you probably have a solid setup: an amp, a DAC, and high-quality speakers delivering rich, detailed sound. That means you are done, right? Not quite. Many little ...

At $13,000, the Esoteric N-05XE combines streaming, DAC, preamp, and headphone amp duties into a Tokyo-built hub that impressed at AXPONA 2026.

Cirrus Logic Inc. CRUS recently unveiled four new additions to its Pro Audio product family — two analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and two digital-to-analog converters (DACs) — that aim to deliver ...