Fi’s Zen DAC was launched back in 2019. Since then, it has remained a sensible buy for those looking for a quality digital-to ...

Our Editor in-chief takes the iFi GO Bar Dongle DAC on the road with Grado and Meze Audio headphones. Find out what he heard. 2nd generation Questyle M12i and M15i dongle DACs quietly drop support for ...

On one side of the GO bar Kensei are a trio of physical buttons, two for volume and a third for changing sound profiles. On ...

It can handle all the high-res formats any self-respecting audiophile would expect, including MQA, and its output is certified by THX (the ones with that really bassy cinema intro). The first-gen Mojo ...

It’s the first USB DAC that includes an integrated MQA renderer to complete the final ‘unfold’ of those ‘Masters’ files you’re paying a premium TIDAL subscription for. And it can ...

However, there are two other digital audio formats that must be processed directly by a DAC if you want to hear them in their fullest quality: DSD and MQA. DSD is the hi-res audio format used by ...

and full MQA decoding for the likes of TIDAL Masters. The device is based around a Burr-Brown DAC chip that uses separate pathways for DSD and PCM audio, enabling the DSD to remain untouched until ...

Likewise, LEDs for MQA and DSD light up when those types of files or streams are detected. It makes for a busy aesthetic, not least as they’re also joined by LED, buttons and text labels for DAC ...