CES surprised us this year by hosting the introductions of not one but two new desktop digital-to-analog converters (DACs)—devices that process the signal from a digital audio source and convert it to ...

It's capable of driving a wide range of headphones and IEMs.

Five-star DACs from Audiolab, Cambridge and Chord Electronics that will boost your laptop-and-headphones system ...

While gaming is often the primary motivator, people build or buy PCs because of the versatility they offer. Unlike dedicated consoles, gaming PCs also function as top notch web browsers, content ...

FiiO’s new R9 might be one of the most forward thinking streamers and headphone amplifiers we have seen in awhile. HDMI ARC, balanced XLR outputs, and support for wireless headphones have us very ...

The Kali IN-UNF speaker set is a nostalgia trip. It’s a great-sounding speaker set. It has its limitations, but it fills a ...

Many of us will serve up our favorite tunes using a smartphone, but may be left wanting in the sound quality department. That's where a portable headphone amp/DAC can help, and the latest model from ...

HIFIMAN is best known for its line of high-end headphones, but today we’re looking at its premiere desktop sound system: the HIFIMAN Serenade. Featuring its acclaimed Himalaya PRO R2R DAC and enough ...

Fiio first rose in the audio scene thanks to its line of portable DACs and amps. It’s fitting, then, that one of its most exciting products this year is a fully balanced hybrid DAC/amp designed to ...

If you're looking to give your laptop audio the sonic boost it most certainly needs but don't want to pay a pretty penny to do it, you're in luck: our favourite budget desktop DAC is not only ...

UK audio gear maker iFi – the firm behind the portable hip-dac from February – has launched a new mains-powered hi-res digital-to-analog converter (DAC)/headphone amp that's promised to deliver ...

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 ...