The BTR17 is small, but it’s packed with functionality and specified in a way that seems beyond the tiny physical confines of ...

July 2025: The iFi Zen DAC V2 is now discontinued and has therefore been removed from the list, with the discounted Cambridge moving into the budget desktop spot. We look forward to testing the newly ...

Headphone Amps FiiO K15 DAC Headphone Amp: The Affordable Desktop Option Schiit Hopes You Ignore Discover the FiiO K15 DAC Headphone Amp: A powerful, affordable desktop solution offering balanced ...

The E5 is not as compact as some portable headphone amplifiers like the Beyerdynamic A200p. However, we should remember that it is both a USB DAC and a headphone amplifier, and if you compare it to ...

Using the K9 Pro ESS as a DAC to feed both my AAA 789 and the built-in K9 Pro ESS amplifier, I listened to several songs on my reference tracks playlist and documented the differences. Here are a ...

iFi’s acclaimed DAC/headphone amps have formed a cornerstone of the company’s product range since its formation in 2012, delivering brilliant sound from smartphones, tablets, PCs, Macs, and more. Some ...

If you have a laptop, the internal DAC is fine for the audio coming out of the laptop’s speakers. And if it has a headphone jack, the internal DAC will let you listen with your wired headphones ...

This little gizmo is an affordable and effective way of listening with wired headphones on smartphones that only support wireless connections. The tiny DAC/Amp sounds good too.

Campfire Audio is an American hi-fi manufacturer that specializes in in-ear monitors (IEMs) and earphones for musicians and audiophiles. Its offerings start at a few hundred bucks, like its ...

NuForce says the DAC used in the iDo is capable of 24bit/96kHz sampling rate, but it's limited to 24bit/48kHz due to Apple's format support. If you want a USB DAC for your computer NuForce's Icon ...