My system-on-chip already has an onboard codec. So why should I bother with using external converters? As an audio marketing manager, I get asked this question by many different customers. When we ...

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JayShoe based in Philadelphia has created an affordable high quality audio DAC and ADC for use in designing professional quality audio systems using the Teensy 4 and Teensy 4.1. Early bird pledges are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. A few years ago, I was contacted by a Norwegian electronics ...

If you’ve ever listened to an MP3, watched a movie on Netflix, or jumped on a Zoom call, you’ve used a DAC. Digital-to-analog converters (or DACs for short) are the unsung heroes of the digital audio ...

Audio tech specialist iFi has launched a new Bluetooth DAC for better audio when you travel. The iFi UP Travel is a two-way device that can connect your Bluetooth headphones to in-flight entertainment ...

In 2015, there’s not much question about audio storage, transmission, or streaming: it’s digital. Apart from rare sightings of vinyl or open-reel tape in boutique sales or creative enclaves, audio is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. This article is more than 4 years old. This little gadget ...

Luxury portable music gear brand Astell&Kern has announced the second product in its premium A&futura range, the SE200, which is claimed to be the first in the world to sport a multi-DAC design. The ...

In past we described an S/PDIF tester, consisting of a special decoder IC with integrated D/A converter. Two implementations of the ‘IEC 60958 audio DAC’ from Philips could be used here: the ...