Digital to Analog Converters

Digital to analog converters (DACs) translate digital audio data into analog waveforms that your ears can hear. Most high-end DACs today are the center of a digital audio system and USB from a computer, tablet or phone is the most common input with while SPDIF optical and coaxial have lost popularity. Wireless transmission is also on the rise and we list such models as Music Streamers. Many DACs also have built-in high quality headphone outputs like the Chord Electronics Hugo 2 DAC or Mytek Brooklyn DAC+; these are often listed as DAC/Amps.