and it is the best solution to bridge the gap between a media PC/Mac and an audiophile-grade sound or home entertainment system. “It is a Trend to upgrade your PC/Mac to be a hi-end audio source.

ITOK Media Limited’s innovative Hi-Fi brand Trends Audio (www.TrendsAudio.com) launched the innovative USB transport – Trends UD-10 USB Audio Converter. It includes unique balanced digital AES/EBU ...

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The device was made in a one-sided PCB with the use of USB to create a high quality preamplifier with built-in DAC. The USB connector was placed form the bottom side of the one-sided PCB. An external ...

Schiit Audio doesn't mess around. It offers U.S.-made high-performance audio products for super-affordable prices -- and here are two that are even cheaper. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

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The USB link enables the connection of not just on PC gear, but also various types of home-entertainment equipment. These include audio-video receivers, DVD players--including high-definition versions ...

There are two ways of implementing USB audio on phones. Manufacturers like Samsung, Google and now Apple with its USB Type-C iPhones, prefer to output Digital audio from the USB port and trust your ...

If you’ve got a collection of LPs (those pre-MP3, pre-CD, flat black platter-like things) or even 45s (like LPs, but smaller) sitting in boxes somewhere, there are probably some tunes on them, even ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. For most PC and mobile device makers, sound is a binary spec. Does it have sound? Yes? Good. Great ...