First, a quick thank you to everyone who's provided input so far on the previous listening test:   http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/542968/nuforce-udac-2-listening-challenge   Please keep the comments coming on that one if you want. But, based on the suggestions from several of you...

I've set up a Listening Test among these three USB DACs:   NuForce uDAC-2 ($129) Behringer UCA202 ($29) Benchmark DAC1 Pre ($1595) – The Benchmark is included mainly as a reference to help establish any “sound” the Benchmark ADC1 doing the recording might have. It represents a product...

It has been suggested by a fellow head-fier (nick_charles) that I say hello in this forum and might find a more appreciative audience here for some of the articles on my new blog. I'm an electrical engineer by education, and profession, and have worked in the audio industry in various...

Hopefully others agree this belongs in its own thread and not lost among the 50+ pages of the other uDAC-2 thread. That thread is mostly about subjective issues, while my blog review is more about some very questionable objective measurements and the response I received from NuForce. They asked...

For anyone interested in a reasonably priced USB DAC, check out my blog review of the popular bargain priced UCA202 from Behringer. I performed lots of measurements right down to the channel balance tracking at different volume settings (a big weakness of some cheap or poorly designed DACs and...

It seems every 3rd post in this forum has "Audio-GD" in the title. So I am curious if anyone would like to send me their Audio-GD DAC for professional testing? Or perhaps Audio-GD can send me a DAC intended for a USA customer, I will carefully test it, and then send it on to whoever purchased it...

I just posted a detailed review of the Cowon iAudio 9 on my blog with a focus on the audio performance. The measurements go beyond those made with RMAA and include the maximum power output, output impedance, and some DAC tests. I make several comparisons between the i9 versus the Sansa Clip+ and...

I know there are plenty of Clip+ reviews that describe the player, how the reviewer thinks it sounds, etc. And I've found some RMAA measurements as well. But that still left a lot of questions about its true audio performance. So, to kick off the first hardcore objective review on my new blog, I...

Is it too much to ask to want your cake and to eat it too? I have a Benchmark DAC-1 with a great headphone section. And I've spent a fair amount on headphones, but I can't seem to find any with a closed back that both sound good and I can wear for more than a few hours. Here's what I've tried...