The Hi-Res player to revitalise your CD collection is now available – and surprisingly affordable

The FiiO DM15 R2R is a high-spec CD player, Bluetooth transmitter, and a resistor ladder DAC – it's also available now ...
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The next evolution of R2R is here! FiiO K13 R2R review

In-depth review of the FiiO K13 R2R DAC, exploring its advanced features and high-resolution audio performance. #FiiOK13 #R2RReview #HiFiAudio ...
Forbes

FiiO Reveals First Desktop Headphone Amp With Four-Channel 24-Bit R2R DAC

The engineers at FiiO don’t appear to sleep. Hardly a day goes by without another product launch being announced by the audio brand. The latest is the FiiO K11 R2R – a desktop DAC and headphone ...
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Preview: FiiO’s K11 R2R Desktop Headphone Amplifier is Remarkably Affordable

At $169, the K11 R2R is the first FiiO DAC/Amplifier to feature a four-channel fully differential 24-bit Resistor-to-Resistor D/A converter. FiiO has had a very busy 24 months introducing a complete ...
Forbes

Audio Brand FiiO Launches FT13 Wooden Headphones, B15 R2R Desktop DAC And Air Link

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Following FiiO’s award-winning FT1, FT3, FT5 and FT7 ...
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HIFIMAN Serenade Desktop DAC/Amp Review

HIFIMAN is best known for its line of high-end headphones, but today we’re looking at its premiere desktop sound system: the HIFIMAN Serenade. Featuring its acclaimed Himalaya PRO R2R DAC and enough ...
gearpatrol

A Budget Hi-Fi Brand Just Made a Seriously Impressive Desktop Amplifier

Earlier this summer, FiiO introduced the K15, a versatile DAC and headphone amplifier designed to be the hub for your desktop hi-fi setup. It costs $549. Now, the rising force in budget hi-fi is ...
ecoustics

Shanling EC Zero T: The Hybrid Tube CD Player for People Who Think Streaming Is for the Lazy

Shanling’s EC Zero T brings hybrid tube/solid-state sound to a portable CD player with R2R DAC, Bluetooth 5.3, and high-end headphone amp—CDs just got cool again. For those of us who refuse to let ...
EDN

Understand the differences between R2R and String DAC architectures

Since most engineers went through intensive course work in engineering school studying the analog-to-digital converter (ADC), operational amplifier (op amp), digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and ...
Darko.Audio

10 CD players (& transports) for your consideration in 2026

However, the standout trend for 2025 is that many CD players now include digital inputs, allowing them to serve as DACs for our streaming devices. In this list, that’s the bigger Shanling, the Rotel, ...
EDN

Trimming a digital-to-analog converter to improve accuracy

More and more of today’s modern industrial systems are requiring high accuracy. Traditionally, the test and measurement market has been the primary driver of highly accurate signal chain components, ...