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 ...

Many mobile devices either rock a poor quality audio jack or don't have one at all, so if you want to plug in your favorite legacy ear candy you'll need a USB DAC to bridge the gap. Luxury audio brand ...

The new hip-dad 3 from iFi is a great way of playing hi-res music files and streams when on the move. It’s that time of year again when our thoughts turn to gifts for loved ones. The new iFi hip-dac 3 ...

The Astell & Kern USB-C Dual DAC Cable is the latest product to enter the Dongle DAC ring. Will it emerge as the winner or mere contender? It was only a matter of time before DAP manufacturer, Astell ...

If you're determined to listen to high-resolution audio on your phone using high-end earphones, you'll want a DAC — and Astell & Kern thinks it has one of the better options. The company has ...

There's always a comparison to be made with technology, especially with audio tech, whether it's vinyl records vs. streaming ...

How does a usb dac work with speakers? I would like to get a dac to hook my z533 speakers up to. I don't use headphones. Is it just power and a usb cable to the dac from the pc then I plug my speakers ...

I use a Headroom Bithead USB headphone amp which can/does double as a USB sound card. I haven't noticed any problems with jittering, latency, or driver issues (there are no driver CDs required for ...

Astell&Kern (A&K)’s newest USB headphone DAC/amp for mobile devices and computers represents a pretty big leap in design compared to the company’s previous models. The $220 Buy at Moon Audio is the ...

I’ve got some bad news: Those nice headphones and great speakers that you spent so much money on? They probably don’t sound as good as they could. You spent the time searching for the best audio gear ...

For anyone with an interest in building audio projects, it’s likely that an early project will be a headphone amplifier. They’re relatively easy to build from transistors, ICs, or tubes, and it’s ...

Google introduced a new pattern earlier this month with a beta program for the upcoming June Feature Drop for Pixel devices, and it seems that the update had some useful changes behind the scenes.