― Reviews, Comparisons & Insight On Audio! ―
― Reviews, Comparisons & Insight On Audio! ―
DAC/AMP devices are those that have both a DAC or a digital to analogue converter inside, but also an AMP, either for headphones and portables for a stereo AMP made for speakers. They are usually great for versatility, and have better price / performance ratio compared to getting standalone AMPs, DACs and other in between devices.
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Views: 25,895 Tempotec Sonata HD II – Music Tail Tempotec Sonata HD II is a mini DAC/AMP Dongle priced at 29.9 USD, with a type-C USB Port, a 3.5mm Headphone Output, and 70mW of power into 32 OHMs, making it a good option …
Views: 28,560 Hiby FC5 MQA Hi-Res DAC/AMP – Small Package, Tons Of Power Hiby FC5 is a DAC/AMP with MQA Decoding, priced at 159 USD, and has one balanced output in the form of 4.4mm, 125MW of power per channel at 32 OHMs, …
Views: 33,687 Lotoo PAW 1 XY Mic Player / Recorder – Records My Dreams Paw 1 is a complex recording interface bundle with a price tag of 800 USD, and with multiple usage scenarios. It has an embedded memory of 64 GB, which …
Views: 30,000 Khadas Tone 2 PRO DAC/AMP – Musically Abundant We have an interesting guest today, in the Tone 2 PRO, from Khadas, priced at 250 USD, and with a 4.4mm balanced headphone output, and a Class A amplifier design. It will be …
Views: 40,085 Periodic Audio Rhodium Dongle DAC – Diminutive Music Shaper Priced at 49 USD, Rhodium is one of the smallest and discreet dongle DAC/AMPs made to date, with 32Bit / 384 kHz decoding abilities. It features a fairly low power output, of …
Views: 31,623 IKKO Zerda ITM01 Dongle DAC AMP – Music Movie Game Changer Ikko designed a new DAC/AMP with a pocket-friendly price point of 59 USD, under the Zerda naming. It features a high-quality decoding chip or DAC, and a magnetic detachable cable …
Views: 50,539 Shanling UA1 Dongle DAC – Rhombus Sounds We’re having a look at Shanling UA1, a dongle USB DAC priced at 45 USD, making it one of the most affordable DAC/AMPs, so today’s mini review will focus on the sound of UA1, …
Views: 57,498 iBasso DC05 DAC/AMP Dongle – Power For Androids iBasso comes back to the entry-level to help music lovers enjoy their passion, DC05 being a 69 USD Dongle DAC/AMP with a Dual ES9219C DAC, and capable of decoding MQA up to 16X, …
Views: 59,975 HIDIZS DH80 DAC / AMP – Supporting AP80 Sound HIDIZS DH80 is a Dac Amp priced at 139 USD, made as a cradle for their AP80 DAC, but which can work standalone as well. It has a good amount of output …
Views: 63,001 Cocktail Audio N25 Streamer – Elegance & Usability Connected Coming straight out of the technologized South Korea, N25 is a flagship streamer with DAC functions, and priced at 1400 USD. For this price, it features a Streaming function, network player, Roon …
Views: 38,575 Maktar Spectra X2 – Power For Apples Maktar Spectra x2 is a DAC/AMP made for smartphones, and iPhones (the model we’re reviewing today), and it features a price tag of 200 USD, placing it above, or at least in line with …
Views: 56,054 Pro-Ject Head Box DS – Mini Size, Maxi Sound Head Box DS is a DAC / Headphone Amplifier made by Pro-Ject in Austria, and priced at 400 USD at the moment of its release, and now being a pretty old-school device, …
Views: 57,597 iFi Audio hip-dac2 – Late Autumn Colors iFi Audio hip-dac2 is the latest DAC/AMP from iFi, and it is priced at 190 USD, and comes with full Balanced output, MQA support, Hi-Res support. It will be compared to other high-quality DAC/AMPs …
Views: 58,500 SMSL DO200 Balanced DAC – Finest MQA Performance Everywhere SMSL DO200 is a high-end balanced DAC priced 490 USD at the moment of writing today’s full written review, and it comes with full balanced output, a high number of input interfaces, …
Views: 40,017 Hilidac Audirect Beam 2 DAC/AMP – MQA Blues Got Me Singing’ You heard about Hilidac’s Audirect Beam, Whistle, and Atom PRO, now it is time for the second beam of enlightenment, Beam 2, with MQA and Hi-Res support, and priced at …
Views: 59,422 Soundmagic A30 DAC/AMP – Baguette Of Sonics Soundmagic A30 is a baguette-shaped DAC/AMP, just like NextDrive ones, and it is priced at 30 EUR / 50 USD. This would make it technically one of the most affordable DAC/AMP I reviewed to …
Views: 159,920 iBasso DX240 – Sing Me The Sweetest Melody We’re reviewing the new iBasso DX240 today, a portable music player or Digital Audio Player (DAP), priced at 950 USD, and a iBasso is back on top, and wants to make sure that …
Views: 56,982 Astell & Kern SEM2 Module – SE180 DAP – Improving Dynamics I liked the original SE180 with its SEM1 Module and the ESS Chip, but the company promised to make more DAC/AMPs for this flagship of a modular DAP, and with …
Views: 35,151 HIDIZS H2 Bluetooth AMP – Smallest Receiver Out There We sometimes work on reviewing something that’s so tiny it gets lost in the queue, and this is the case with the 50 USD H2 Bluetooth Amplifier / Receiver from HIDIZS. This …
Views: 60,072 Hiby FD1 DAC/AMP – Square One, Music’s fun We sometimes have a really basic DAC/AMP that proves to be really effective, and that’s the case with the 60 USD Hiby FD1 as well, a DAC/AMP, with Single Ended, and Balanced Headphone …
Views: 60,342 SMSL AO200 Stereo Amplifier – Rabbit’s Foot, Either Quick Or Lucky S.M.S.L AO200 is a full sized, full powered 50W Speaker Stereo Amplifier priced at 280 USD, and designed with many features like a USB input, Bluetooth input, RCA and XLR …
Views: 38,194 Shanling UA2 Type-C DAC/AMP – Small Size, Big Impact UA2 is the kind of DAC/AMP that eats a lot of power, but gives you a lot back as well, and it is priced at 85 USD, so it will be compared …
Views: 43,288 FiiO BTR5 2021 – MQA Freedom At The End The title says it all, and we’re at the end of 2021, but the latest version of BTR5 has the 2021 monicker, support for MQA, and it is priced at 130 USD, …
Views: 36,844 JDS Labs Atom DAC+ – Transcode The Formats JDS Labs Atom DAC+ is a DAC made by JDS Labs from the USA, and priced at 100 USD at the moment of writing this review. Given the affordable price point, it will …
Views: 39,285 FiiO UTWS3 TWS Bluetooth Adapters – Portability’s With Us FiiO UTWS3 is a TWS bluetooth adapter made for IEMs, and it is priced at 80 USD at the moment of writing today’s full written review. Given the overall design and ergonomics, …