The Chord Mojo 2 is an excellent portable DAC and headphone amp with some handy features on top. If you’re looking for a high quality portable option, it’d be hard to find something definitively better than this
The Gustard X26 Pro is an excellent, fully balanced DAC with clear attention to detail and no corners cut in its design. And the objective performance clearly reflects this
The benchmark DAC3B offers some mixed objective results, with some areas going beyond any other manufacturer and some falling behind
The GustaX18 is currently the lowest THD+N / highest SINAD of any DAC I’ve tested. And backs it up with excellent performance in just about all other areas too!
Technical measurements and analysis of the Chord DAVE DAC. This is a high end DAC with some great and not so great aspects
The SMSL VMV D1SE is a compact, sleek looking DAC with some fantastic objective performance and sounds great too!
The Teac UD501 is an interesting product for several reasons, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a great option to purchase.
Measurements of the Schiit Yggdrasil A2 DAC and testing if there are any differences with the infamous warmup of this DAC.
The Bel-Canto E1X is perhaps the most comprehensive ‘all in one’ product I’ve seen. And has everything you need for your setup
The dCS Bartok is a ‘summit fi’ level DAC with a hefty pricetag of £12,500. But whilst the performance is great in many areas, others leave some questions unanswered.
