Our picks for the best desktop and portable DAC/Amps for audiophiles of 2025 include Burson Audio, JDS Labs, FiiO, iFi Audio and Rotel.

China's Fiio – which recently announced a mechanical keyboard with a built-in DAC – has launched a new flagship desktop media streamer and headphone amp/DAC combo that's dominated by a slick ...

Onyx is easily the most powerful and loudest dongle dac/amp I’ve ever used and remains a thoroughly portable audio device with sound quality comparable to any portable system I've heard. But for me, ...

We’ve been exploring Schiit Audio’s line of DACs and headphone amps over the last two weeks all in the pursuit of today: Schiit Audio’s first gaming product. What happens when you take audio experts ...

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The $849 FiiO K9 Pro ESS DAC/Amp comes with an extensive feature set and stellar sonics. It’s not perfect but there is a lot to like. As an audio engineer and record producer, I have developed ...

The Fiio JadeAudio JA11 is an advanced HiFi USB adapter designed to bring out the best in your audio devices. This powerful DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter) and amplifier is compatible with a range ...

FiiO has launched a brand new desktop DAC that includes tech from its impressive K17 DAC for considerably less cash. The FiiO K15 is a DAC, headphone amp and streamer, and while it's aimed at ...

This inexpensive portable DAC/headphone amp combo delivers incredible bang for the buck. Portable audio is one of the fastest-growing segments of the audio market, and for good reason. People now have ...

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth is a writer dedicated to audio gear. He has been ...

Now that pretty much every major streaming music service — except Spotify — offers lossless audio options at CD-quality or better, you may be wondering how you can hear that extra level of sound ...