Consumers are looking for more and better functionality on their portable multimedia players. System designers have responded by creating increasingly complex systems, yet they must continue to ...

Everything you need to know about digital-to-analog converters If you're an audiophile or gamer hoping to improve the sound quality from various devices you use daily, you might need a DAC, or digital ...

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 ...

Edinburgh, UK&#8212Eliminating the 12-volt supply that would normally be required for its high-voltage line drivers, Wolfson Microelectronics says its WM8522 and WM8501 multi-channel DACs, for the ...

If you love music, then you know that phones don't have the best audio quality. This small gadget lets you plug in headphones ...

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 ...

If you want to hear Apple Music’s lossless catalog the way it was meant to sound, you will need a little extra hardware. iPhones and most wireless headphones still have limitations when it comes to ...

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 ...