Digital Reviews

Portable dongle DACs are experiencing a renaissance for the first time.

If you are looking for a plug and play Roon server solution that’s nicely made, good looking, and price falls in line after these considerations, a Roon Nucleus is for you.

All USB audio sources are not created equal, and all USB DACs are not created equal. This makes making any kind of sweeping generalizations about the effectiveness of things that sit between point A, the USB audio source, e.g. a Raspberry Pi, and Point B, […]

There are days when I feel sorry for people who believe that all digital sounds the same.

“My God! What has sound got to do with music?” ― Charles Ives “Whether I make them or not, there are always sounds to be heard and all of them are excellent.” ― John Cage

When listening to music on the hifi, I want to feel as if I’m in a void with just me and my music. No distractions, no thoughts of social media, likes, visits, or comments. Just me and my music.

Legacy USB DACs. There I said it. These days, DACs without streamers are beginning to feel like relics.

No matter how smart you think your DAC is, the Weiss DAC501 is probably smarter. A lot smarter. Heck, its Quick Start Guide is 10 pages long.

Today we’re going to be comparing three dongle DAC/Headphone amps that are here for review mixed in with a few DragonFlys for good measure.

“Innuos Statement” sounds like an extremely promising name. And when put to the test, this hefty server not only proved it’s worthy of such a name, it also surprised us with some of the innovative and logical approaches taken in its design. A musical tour […]

Is your favorite DAC lacking? Do you have the itch to stream without throwing out the DAC with the bath water?

Lindemann Audio’s acclaimed Musicbook Series has just released its next generation. The Musicbook Source aims to swiftly top the bestseller lists and become the “book of books” for discerning hi-fi fans.

Sometimes old is new again. I received this email from totaldac’s Vincent Brient on September 24:

The hifi world is abuzz over the HoloAudio KTE May DAC for three reasons: it measures incredibly well, it sounds incredibly good, and it costs just under $5k.