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 ...

If you're going to be one of those audio guys, why not also look the part with a tube amp? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of ...

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 ...

As someone who’s constantly on YouTube, there’s one thing I frequently notice. Good audio is just as important if not more important than great video. Think about the last time you watched a video on ...

UDA-1 Price :799.99 Experience Hi-Res Audio in an easy solution with the USB DAC and Amplifier that connects to your PC, supports DSD and the full range of Hi-Res file formats and is compatible with ...

Cambridge Audio introduced a pint-sized Digital to Analog Converter that enhances the audio output from your computer. The DacMagic XS connects to any USB port on one side, with standard headphone ...

Addressing emerging consumer audio applications, the WM9709 chip combines a 20-bit stereo D/A converter with an AC’97 control and a PC-data interface, components commonly found on most PC mother- ...

Musical Fidelity’s V90-DAC takes the digital music from your computer (or other digital source, like an Apple TV), and converts it to analog. It does this better than the analog audio output of your ...

Last year, we had the opportunity to review the Sound BlasterX G5 7.1 HD Audio Portable Sound Card with Headphone Amplifier and were suitably impressed. Creative is back at it with the Sound BlasterX ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. I love pocket DACs. These Digital-to-Analog gizmos combine ...

Creative Labs wants people to fall in love with PC audio again. That’s a challenging task at a time when even gamers who drop big bucks on video-card upgrades think of sound cards as anachronisms.