The Impacto is a very unique offering in the world of headphone audio. It is a USB DAC and headphone amp that is designed specifically to connect to beyerdynamic’s own
My first exposure to Meridian came in the form of the very interesting Meridian Prime headphone amp and DAC. I loved the look and sound of the Prime, but could
In part 1 of this review, I discussed the various merits and challenges of USB, optical SPDIF and RCA SPDIF for audio transmission. By the end of the review, I’d
When Philips first created a DAC back when they worked with Sony on the first digital audio standards, they used a multibit design. Multibit designs are often considered to sound
Ever wondered why there are so many USB to SPDIF converters, power filters, super-duper power supplies, and jitter-busting features on the digital audio market? So did I, so I decided
AudioQuest recently released two new DragonFly models: DragonFly Black and DragonFly Red. Both use the same power-efficient processor, are equipped with ESS brand DAC chips, and offer up to 24-bit
The Audioquest Jitterbug is a curious little device that plugs into your PC or Mac USB socket and instantly improves your sound… no, really!
Recently I reviewed the Cozoy Astrapi, a tiny USB DAC and amp that works with computers, iPhones and Androids. Well, it seems the Astrapi was something of a tease of
This review is part of a series of iFi product reviews made possible by MaxMedia, the Australian distributor for iFi. The first of these reviews is the iFi Nano iDSD
Matrix is a Chinese brand that made its name with the astonishingly affordable and excellent M-Stage headphone amplifier. After making a few products which were seen as “clones” of other
