Introducing Lotoo PAW S2 Lotoo just announced the successor to the widely acclaimed PAW S1, the PAW S2 comes with a ground-breaking new circuit design, taking the performance of this portable USB-DAC and headphone amplifier to awe-inspiring levels despite its diminutive size. Powered by the now...
Violectric DHA V380² and V590² Violectric just announced the implementation of a new DAC in the popular and award winning V380² and V590² headphone amplifier. In conjunction with ESS Tech, Violectric has implemented the Sabre Technologies ES 9026 PRO chip set for both products. It includes 4 paralleled...
Introducing Shanling UP5 Building further upon the very popular UP USB-DAC line-up from Shanling. A new flagship USB-DAC is introduced: Shanling UP5. Much improvements in this new model, upgraded DAC's to ESS Sabre ES9219C, Qualcomm QCC5120 bluetooth implementation and 3 outputs: 2.5mm, 3.5 mm and 4.4...
Shanling M6 21 In October 2020 a disastrous fire broke out at AKM’s factory in Japan, with a significant impact on availability of AKM DAC chips. Although Shanling had sufficient DAC's on stock, they new that at some point they would have to switch to a different...
Introducing Shanling UA2 -Â Portable USB DAC/AMP Now available: the new addition to the UA family, the Shanling UA2 portable USB DAC/ AMP. This is the most advanced model of the UA family. This portable USB DAC contains a Sabre ESS ES9038Q2M DAC and Ricore RT6863 headphone...
Violectric DHA V590 The Violectric DHA V590 is the reference headphone- and pre- amplifier with DAC in their range. The D/A converter is a new development and includes a 32-bit resampler / reclocker and two 32-bit D/A converters per channel. The V590 has four powerful amps...
Lotoo PAW S1 The Lotoo PAW S1 is a miniature DAC/Amp not much bigger than a standard USB stick, but filled to the max with technology. The S1 features a USB type C input and a 3.5mm and 4.4mm headphone output and decodes PCM files up to 32bit/384kHz...
Auris Audio Euterpe The Euterpe from Auris Audio is a single-ended headphone amplifier with unbalanced circuit design. The lineup of tubes is classic Auris, with the use of two 7-pin Ei PL95 tubes, which are the equivalent to 6DL5, and a single ECC81 input tube, also...
Introducing Shanling M30 - Modular Desktop Hi-Fi Streaming Player The Shanling M30 is a modular device that is upgradeable and customizable over time. A high-performing DAC/Amp mixed with a standalone music player. The M30 wants to be your all-in-one device, with access to different streaming services (Tidal,...
EAR Fidelity Review The Shanling UA1 USB-DAC is one of those devices that is easily overlooked and should definitely be more in the spotlight. This small portable USB-DAC with Sabre ES9218P DAC chip is priced attractively and a great companion to your phone or tablet to...
Audiobyte There are a lot of DAC's in the Hi-Fi market already, some of them well-known, others operate in the background. Audiobyte is a subsidiary from Rockna and both belong to the latter category. However Rockna has done much work and many designs for well-known companies...
Violectric V380 The Violectric DHA V380 is a  state-of-the-art D/A converter, balanced headphone amplifier and a pre-amp. The DAC has a 32-bit resampler / reclocker and two 32-bit D/A converters per channel and sits in the range just below the V590. The DHA V380 has a...