Hackaday

Logic Noise: Digital To Analog With An R-2R DAC

Making sound with digital logic usually calls for a Digital to Analog converter. Building one can be very simple, and the sound quality out of an R-2R Ladder is actually pretty good. In the last ...
ecoustics

Astell&Kern’s A&futura SE300 DAP Features A Very Unique DAC: High-End Munich 2023

Astell&Kern’s A&futura SE300 DAP utilizes an R-2R Ladder DAC and looks to be an ideal match for the new A&K AURA IEMs that are also making their debut at High-End Munich 2023. Astell&Kern made its ...
EDN

DAC BASICS, Part 2: DAC Architectures

In this series of DAC Basics, we start out by briefly discussing three architectures (Figure 1). This will give us a good frame of reference as we work through the critical digital-to-analog converter ...
ecoustics

Cayin RU6 R-2R Dongle DAC/Headphone Amp Unveiled

The brand new Cayin RU6 R-2R Dongle DAC/Headphone Amplifier looks to be a formidable challenger in a very competitive category. Just in time for Black Friday, Cayin have unveiled a rather unique ...
EDN

Selecting and using high-precision D/A converters

The first step in selecting and using high-precision D/A converters is to consider the DAC architecture that is best for a given application. Several architectures are available, including oversampled ...