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Luxury portable music gear brand Astell&Kern has announced the second product in its premium A&futura range, the SE200, which is claimed to be the first in the world to sport a multi-DAC design. The ...

JayShoe based in Philadelphia has created an affordable high quality audio DAC and ADC for use in designing professional quality audio systems using the Teensy 4 and Teensy 4.1. Early bird pledges are ...

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