Our trip through the world of audio technology has taken us step-by step from your ears into a typical home Hi-Fi system. We’ve seen the speakers and the amplifier, now it’s time to take a look at ...

By isolating each section, Eversolo minimizes noise and distortion—allowing for a cleaner soundstage and more precise stereo imaging. Precision Volume Control: The DAC-Z10’s independent left and right ...

We were recently tipped off to quite a resource — on the Texas Instruments website, there’s a page where you can view and download a compendium of analog sub-circuits. Individual circuits can be ...

Functionality of ADC/DACs, their performance characteristics, and how they have been improved. Advantages, disadvantages, and applications of various ADC/DAC architectures. How ADC/DACs are used in ...

Several years ago I wrote an article in Design Ideas called “Double µC’s PWM frequency & resolution” where I mentioned how one can decrease the output ripple of a PWM-based DAC using two PWM signals ...

There was a time when an "honest" (e.g., DNL 1/2 LSB) 16-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) was an expensive, premium component. Nowadays they're almost jellybeans ...

Today, that ‘later’ arrives. According to the press release, the Platina Stream is Quad’s first-ever streaming DAC. Right out ...

The new streamer incorporates a Class A post-DAC circuit stage that has been tailored to bring out the best of the ...

The Aavik Acoustics D-180 DAC delivers almost state-of-the-art sound quality at a very high price but well below the category leaders. Aavik claims that their Aavik Acoustics D-180 DAC has no “digital ...