♫ Episode #32 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about DACs (Digital-Analog Converters)
Summary: Chris Connaker of the Computer Audiophile website explains what a DAC is, how it works, and a whether you need one. (And how you already have lots of them.)<br> <br> <br> <br> Sponsor: Waltr 2: transfer virtually any media files to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, without using iTunes. Safe 15% on Waltr 2 with the discount code THENEXTTRACK. <a href="http://www.thenexttrack.com/waltr/">Check out Waltr 2</a>. <br> <br> Show notes:<br> <br> <a href="http://www.computeraudiophile.com">The Computer Audiophile website</a><br> <br> DACs - digital-analog converters:<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-to-analog_converter">Digital-to-Analog Convertor, Wikipedia</a> <br> * <a href="http://schiit.com">Schiit Audio</a> <br> * <a href="http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~hgs/audio/44.1.html">Explanation of 44.1 kHz CD sampling rate</a> <br> * <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/145616/2010/01/dacmagic.html">Kirk's Macworld review of the Cambridge Audio DacMagic</a> (it wasn't ten years ago, as I thought, but just six years ago) <br> * <a href="http://www.dcsltd.co.uk/products/#vivaldi">dCS Vivaldi</a> <br> * <a href="http://amzn.to/2hOOyYu">Behringer UCA202 Audio Interface</a> <br> * <a href="http://www.thenexttrack.com/%e2%99%ab-episode-6-what-is-high-resolution-audio/">The Next Track, Episode 6: What is High-Resolution Music?</a> <br> * <a href="http://amzn.to/2ijwy9S">AudioQuest Dragonfly Red</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2imK8oX">AudioQuest Dragonfly Black</a> <br> * <a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/audio-review-yamaha-r-n301-network-receiver-great-for-wired-airplay-streaming/">Kirk's review of the Yamaha R-N 301 receiver</a> <br> * <a href="http://amzn.to/2hxRRQM">Meridian Explorer USB DAC</a> <br> * <a href="http://amzn.to/2hOYjWB">iFi Micro iDSD USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier</a> <br> * <a href="http://amzn.to/2ijv8w1">Schiit Modi 2 USB Digital/Analog Converter</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Our next tracks:<br> <br> <br> * Kirk: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ijzBi7">Bob Dylan: Time out of Mind</a> <br> * Doug: <a href="http://amzn.to/2imHj7i">Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: Streetcore</a><br> <br> <br> If you like the show, please <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/podcast/next-track-podcast-about-how/id1116242606?mt=2&at=11l6om">subscribe in iTunes</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
