Dan's Blog

OPTO•DX was launched in 2019 just as the MScaler was beginning to grow in sales. The goal was to optically isolate the Dave DAC from upstream ...

With the advent of AI engines such as Grok or ChatGPT, LLMs (large language models) are well trained on all human knowledge, including about audio,...

Here are a few news stories that recently crossed my desk...all related to how the industry is acknowledging and addressing the incredible resolvin...

Thanks to Michael M., USA I'm using a Gustard R26 DAC with an Aurender N100H., which is too low powered to be practical for real-time use with HQPl...

Reel-to-reel 1/4" analog tape remains a niche format cherished by nostalgic audiophiles. Although tape machines have largely been out of production...

For PGGB•IT! power users who remaster the longest tracks to the highest quality, the issue has always been to accommodate the processing within the...

I have been a long time fan of Chord Electronics and the bulk of my orders are to Chord customers. I do provide a range of isolation solutions for ...

There are a growing number of DACs in the marketplace: affordable and competent and mainly Chinese: Topping, S.M.S.L, Gustard, Denafrips, Holo Audi...

My product development iteration involves improving my output chain as I reveal more transparency at the DAC and upstream. So when a change is made...

I have updated my REFERENCE•M2 Systems. I want to emphasize the following updates: USB and DX (DBNC) Version. The DX (DBNC) version is now compleme...

PGGB-RT for foobar2000 has been updated to PGGB v7 core technology and has been overhauled to support 64-bit foobar plus improve performance and st...

The consensus among audiophiles, who are invested in both analog (vinyl or tape) and digital (CD’s or digital downloads), is that analog provides t...