The Helm Bolt DAC/AMP works with Android, iOS, Windows, Linux and macOS devices without drivers. It plays MQA files as well as other high-res formats. Earlier this week, I reported how TIDAL was ...

The new iFi Audio ZEN DAC V2 offers additional decoding power, improved MQA support, and a lot of power for your headphones or IEMs. iFi Audio have been introducing new products in 2021 at a rather ...

Last month I reviewed the super Bolt DAC from Helm Audio. This tiny device plugs into a smartphone and instantly upgrades the audio and will even play MQA files from TIDAL Masters. The little Bolt ...

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 ...

New York, N.Y. — Mytek Digital has announced the release of the MQA™ firmware update which enables the new Brooklyn DAC/ Headphone/Phono Preamplifier to decode all MQA files — in addition to all other ...

The Helm Audio Bolt DAC/AMP’s outstanding audio performance; ability to decode every major high-res audio format—including MQA; ultra-compact form factor; and $99 price makes it a must-have device.

The death of the headphone jack has left headphone fans in the lurch. There’s no shortage of dongle DACs stepping in to fill the void, but there’s more to great smartphone audio and a simple headphone ...

Onkyo just released the DP-X1 portable digital audio player, which will play MQA encoded music files (after software update) for the audio purists. MQA is a revolutionary end-to-end technology that ...

Since ESS Technology debuted the first generation of its Sabre dacs in 2008, these high-performance chips have found their way into an impressive assortment of popular audio products. Now ESS has ...

To start with, please do not talk about audiophile snake-oil, etc. This is only about technical aspects of playing back MQA files. Long story short, ended up with an NAD integrated amp for powering ...

Convenience versus quality. It’s a conundrum music lovers wrestle with all the time: would you rather download giant FLAC files that sound identical to the original studio master but need to be ...