There's always a comparison to be made with technology, especially with audio tech, whether it's vinyl records vs. streaming ...

The Astell & Kern USB-C Dual DAC Cable is the latest product to enter the Dongle DAC ring. Will it emerge as the winner or mere contender? It was only a matter of time before DAP manufacturer, Astell ...

Astell & Kern — the company best known for its high-end portable digital audio players — is making a USB-C DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that’s designed to help get better-sounding audio from ...

The 3.5mm headphone jack might be disappearing from smartphones, but Qualcomm wants to give us something better in the shape of a new DAC for smartphones and other mobile devices. The Qualcomm AQT1000 ...

Astell&Kern manufactures some of our favorite high-resolution digital audio players, and now the company is bringing a high-end mobile digital audio converter/amplifier combo to market. As its name ...

Qualcomm today showed off the AQT1000, a tool that will help bridge the audio gap in devices that have a USB-C port but no 3.5mm headphone jack. The AQT1000 is an Aqstic Hi-Fi digital to analog ...

The USB-C Dual DAC Cable is not compatible with iPhones and iPads at this time (since they limit power available via the USB-C port, and therefore can't provide enough juice for the dual-DACs), though ...

At $49, Periodic Audio enters the market with the lowest priced dongle DAC we’ve come across this year. There’s an interesting new category of products for smartphone/laptop users looking to get ...

Portable music player specialist Astell & Kern has launched a USB-C DAC cable to enhance the sound quality of an Android phone, Windows 10 PC, tablet PC or MacOS computer. Essentially, the AK USB-C ...

When it comes to mobile audio, sometimes the sound your phone and headphones muster just isn't enough. That can be especially true if you prefer a set of wired cans over anything wireless. To achieve ...

Looking to improve the sound of your smartphone practically and cheaply? Then what you need is portable DAC – and they don't come much smaller or more affordable than the Ztella. A current Kickstarter ...

The death of the headphone jack has been widely lamented. Pick up a flagship phone and you won't see one, it's gone and it's not likely to come back. But that doesn't mean we're left using Bluetooth ...