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 ...

McIntosh is no stranger to digital audio. It already sells several all-in-one streaming wireless speaker systems, plus a dedicated DAC for component systems. But the DS200 brings together a unique set ...

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, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. You may or may not know this, but all digital music is just ...

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 ...

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 ...

Campfire Audio has launched the Wallet DAC, a MagSafe backpack for your portable DAC. It's also announced the Time Link, a "future-proof" headphone cable. The Campfire Audio Wallet DAC is just £59 / ...