There’s hidden detail in your favourite songs and the best DACs are here to help you hear it. Whether you’re streaming on Spotify or curating your MP3 archive, a DAC is a digital-to-analogue converter ...

contain something called a DAC, a digital-to-analogue converter, that takes all that 10110011 nonsense and transforms it into tunes. So, hurrah for that. However, sadly, many of these built-in ...

Upgrade your audio setup with one of the best headphone DACs – whether for your smartphone or home hi-fi system – and experience a noticeable improvement in sound quality. Our team of experts ...

A size comparison of our current picks (from left): the Shanling UA1 Plus, Fosi Audio DS1, Qudelix-5K, and iFi Hip-dac 3. Brent Butterworth/NYT Wirecutter We can’t test all the headphone amp ...

The Moondrop Kadenz, on the other hand, is built like a tank. It features a 3D printed shell that utilizes stainless steel ...

There’s hidden detail in your favorite songs and the best DACs are here to help you hear it. Whether you’re streaming on Spotify or curating your MP3 archive, a DAC is a digital-to-analog ...