Digital to Analog Converters

Founded nearly 20 years ago, Wadia is now part of the McIntosh Group that owns über-high-end audiophile brands such as McIntosh Labs, Audio Research, and Sonus faber. Digital technology is …

Wadia di122 Digital Audio Decoder Reviewed Read More

Over the past decade, audio/video enthusiasts have become intimately familiar with OPPO Digital, a company with an established reputation most notably for designing and manufacturing high-quality universal disc players that …

OPPO Digital Sonica DAC Reviewed Read More

Benchmark Media began in the mid-1980s providing audio equipment to television broadcast facilities. Today it is recognized amongst recording professionals and high-end audio enthusiasts for producing high-end, sonically transparent components. …

Benchmark DAC3 HGC DAC Reviewed Read More

I recently evaluated the Questyle CMA800R current mode headphone amplifier, and Bruce Ball of Questyle North America also provided the companion reference DAC, the CAS192D ($1,999), as a source for …

Questyle CAS192D DAC Reviewed Read More

If you ask almost any audio expert about value, they will tell you that the middle-priced product in any manufacturer’s product line is usually the best in terms of price/performance/value. …

PS Audio DirectStream Junior DAC Reviewed Read More

Bitstream caused major turmoil in the budget sector. It inspired a number of existing CD users to upgrade their players with the new generation of outboard converters. But the King …

Audio Alchemy Digital Decoding Engine v1.0 DAC Reviewed Read More

Audio Research producing a digital converter? This company — analogue stalwarts enamoured with valves — has resisted involvement with Things Digital until the moemnt in the format’s history when digital …

Audio Research DAC1 Digital To Analog Converter Reviewed Read More

Death, taxes and the Audio Research Corporation — the three things I can count on no matter what. Ever since I first coveted an SP-3, reviewed a D-70, acquired an …

Audio Research DAC2 Digital to Analog Converter Reviewed Read More

The modern trend of downloading music and MP3 players is clear.  While I won’t get into the sonic arguments, I think the technology has pushed the world towards computer-based audio.  …

Benchmark DAC 1 PRE Reviewed (USB DAC) Read More

The last four to five years have been a fascinating time when it comes to what has taken place in the entry-level niche of USB DACs. Their sonic performance has …

Parasound Zdac 192kHz Digital-to-Analog Converter Read More