At the core of the streamer is McIntosh’s next-generation quad balanced 8-channel, 32-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC).

Whether you’re streaming on Spotify or curating your MP3 archive, a DAC is a digital-to-analogue converter that converts digital files to analogue sound waves your ears can hear. Most audio devices ...

Use GarageBand or Audacity to digitize analog music for backup and playing on devices. Record your music in the digital audio ...

And then some of them make it here. A DAC, or digital-to-analog converter, is crucial for transforming digital audio files into the analog sound we actually hear. While every digital music source ...

Two newly reviewed headphone amps prove to be class leaders in their respective fields, entering our buying guides ...

Such is the dominance of digital audio today that it is rare to come across an all-analogue anything in hi-fi that isn’t a turntable or an associated component, let alone a headphone amplifier, a ...

NAMM 2025: It’s turning into quite the month for problem-solving switch box do-dads for music makers with more gear than inputs. After the arrival of Heritage Audio’s Synth Buddy and hot on ...

Flock Audio has just announced Switch, an analogue instrument routing controller that does a similar job but with a whole lot more pizazz. The Switch goes one better than its more functional, physical ...