A Tiny Matchbook-Sized USB DAC Will Make Your Headphones Sound Sublime

A Tiny Matchbook-Sized USB DAC Will Make Your Headphones Sound Sublime

If you’ve dropped a small fortune on a nice pair of over-the-ear headphones but are just connecting them to your laptop’s built-in headphone jack, you’re probably not hearing everything you paid for. For a better sonic experience, a dedicated DAC—or digital to analog converter—is the route you want to go. And Cambridge Audio has managed to squeeze its new DacMagic XS into a package as small as a matchbox—so it’s incredibly portable.

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