All our reviews of “digital analog converters” (dac) and “amplifiers” (amp).
The ifi Audio Zen Phono preamplifier is an excellent performer suitable for a wide range of phono pickup cartridges at a budget price. But depending on preferences, its transient speed and dynamics mean it might not sound ‘vinyl enough’ in some systems.
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I understand the need for a good DAC, but it is typically the sum of all parts that determine the quality…
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The ifi Audio hip-dac is a zippy sounding, powerful, and very attractive looking/feeling dac/amp at a very good price.
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A jack-of-all-trades dac/amp: although extremely small, it has two power modes and even handles high-impedance headphones well; it connects to PC, Mac, and phones (iPhone/Android); and it offers three different processing modes (filters) for individual sound adjustments.
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The Tempotec Sonata HD Pro provides a great upgrade in sound quality for smartphone and desktops for cheap. It has so many good points and the term “superb price to performance ratio” was created for this baby.
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The Cozoy Takt-C is a dongle dac/amp that appears to be designed primarily for phones, but it works also well with computers.
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The popular JVC HA-FDX1 earphone was paired with three different dac/amps (ifi Hip Dac, Earstudio HUD100, Tempotec Sonata HD Pro) in a field experiment to determine the best fit.
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The Tempotec Sonata HD Pro is as versatile a dongle as it gets: works well with iPhones, Android phones, Macs and PCs, with no additional purchases necessary.
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The Audirect Hilidac Atom Pro (iPhone lightning version) offers subtle sonic differences to the Apple lightning audio adapter but adds essentially no additional power to drive higher-impedance headphones.
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The Apple audio adapter delivers superb audio quality at a very low price. The lightning version works with the iPhone, and the USB-C version improves the sound quality of computers and lower-end Android phones.
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The Apple audio adapter delivers superb audio quality at a very low price. The lightning version works with the iPhone, and the USB-C version improves the sound quality of computers and lower-end Android phones.
Read More 優れた音質を低価格で実現するApple製オーディオアダプターです。LightningバージョンはiPhoneに対応し、USB-Cバージョンはパソコンや下位のAndroidスマホの音質を向上させます。
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The Hilidac Atom Pro is a small dac/amp that comes in two flavours: one connects to USB-C devices (e.g. Android phones) and the other per lightning connector to an iPhone.
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