


Modern smartphones can even be hooked into outboard amp/DACs, typically by using sundry interconnect cables and adapters.

There are also digital feeds available from Optical and Coaxial outputs - also known as SPDiF connections - found on CD/DVD players and other audio gadgets that can connect into a DAC. The most popular DAC connection method is via USB from a computer. Thus, a headphone amp must serve as the intermediary step between a DAC and your headphones. In most cases, you can not connect a headphone directly into a DAC.
#DIGITAL TO AUDIO CONVERTER SERIES#
A DAC is a device that converts digital audio information (comprised of a series of 0s and 1s) into an analog audio signal that can be sent to a headphone amp.
