Parasound New Affordable Zdac V.2 DAC and Headphone Amp

Parasound new Zdac V.2 Digital Audio Converter (DAC) and Headphone Amplifier follows on the success of the original Zdac, adding enhanced preamplifier features, a new headphone amplifier with increased gain and dual output jacks. Lightning jack equipped Apple iOS devices can now send digital audio directly to the Zdac V.2’s USB port.

For anyone storing music on a laptop or mobile device, the CH-DA260U Digital to Analog Converter and CH-PH244 Headphones from Chinon make a great bundle package, available for just $179.99. The CH-DA260U DAC features USB audio input with amplified headphone output, along with coaxial and optical digital outputs which can be used to link any smartphone, tablet or laptop with a home sound system.

Antelope Audio had much to show at the 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention in Los Angeles, including the new Satori Monitoring Controller, combining true analog monitor control with an 8-channel summing mixer, extensive connectivity options, four independent headphone outputs and mid-side monitoring, all in 1RU.

TEAC introduced its new HA-P50 Portable Headphone Amplifier with an integrated USB digital to analog converter (DAC), designed for high quality audio listening with mobile devices. The new TEAC HA-P50 delivers the same TEAC Reference 501-grade headphone listening experience anywhere in a device ideal for traveling.

Roland launched a new generation USB audio interface with DSD high-resolution audio support. The new Roland Mobile UA interface features new proprietary S1LKi technology in a minimalistic design with four channels of DSD and PCM audio in a small, bus-powered device.

Like many technology companies in Silicon Valley, OPPO Digital is continuously working on bringing new ideas and new products to customers. Over the past 8 years, OPPO has developed and released a series of award-winning universal DVD and Blu-ray players. But just as video has entered the Ultra HD era, OPPO Digital acknowledges audio is evolving with the rise of high-resolution music and a renewed interest in personal audio. Aiming at demanding customers in the personal audio space OPPO has announced the new PM-1 Planar Magnetic Headphone and HA-1 Headphone Amplifier. The PM-1's became available middle April and the HA-1 one month later.