On my desk right now there are two headphone amps with built-in digital-to-analog converters. I've spent the day listening to both amp/DACs with a pair of planar magnetic HiFi Man HE 400s and a pair ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Audioengine recently released a premium 24-bit DAC (digital to analog converter) that lets you bypass your Mac headphone jack and send the audio through a USB port. The result is an audible and ...

If you like great audio on your Mac, you’ll appreciate the Audioengine D3 Premium 24-bit DAC (digital-to-analog converter). It bypasses your computer’s headphone jack and sends music directly through ...

It's a lot like the DAC that's already in your Macbook... Not sure what kind of experimental setup you would need in order to be able to hear a difference. If I'm going to buy a separate USB DAC, you ...