Fremont, CA — ESS Technology has announced the ES9008 Sabre Reference audio DAC chip, which it claims is the industry's highest performance studio-quality audio DAC. Offering a dynamic range of 134 dB ...

Scan the shelves of your local bookseller, and you’ll be hard pressed to find many publications dedicated to home audio. You might get lucky and dig up a current copy or two of Sound & Vision, ...

Since the arrival of the CD, more and more of the music we listen to has been coming from digital sources. While the sources have changed, speakers and headphones remain analog, so you need a good DAC ...

This tiny DAC delivers hi-res audio at home and on the go. When we listen to music, there’s more often than not a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) in the signal path between the source, the amplifier ...

UK audio gear maker iFi has launched a new USB DAC/headphone amp that delivers a "sound as flavorsome and richly detailed as a delicious single malt." The hip-dac slips in the pocket just like a hip ...

Our trip through the world of audio technology has taken us step-by step from your ears into a typical home Hi-Fi system. We’ve seen the speakers and the amplifier, now it’s time to take a look at ...

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FiiO just announced the Snowsky Disc, a brand-new digital audio player that blends throwback CD style with serious modern ...

Looking to upgrade the audio of your home workstation? We have both some set-up advice and buying suggestions based on our day-to-day experience with products regardless of budget. If you spend a lot ...

Known primarily for its eye-catching and rather pricey in-ear headphones, Campfire Audio has gone in a different direction with its latest product. The Relay DAC/AMP is a tiny, portable DAC and ...

The UK's Cambridge Audio has announced a new flagship digital-to-analog converter and headphone amplifier combo that promises a "thrilling performance that’s bigger than the box it comes in." Though ...

Imagine that you’ve got a heap of digital sources to play music with but no DAC to route them all through. What is an audiophile to do? Well, the answer could be a portable DAC from award-winning ...