ecoustics

HiFiMAN Introduces EF1000DAC Hymalaya Pro R-2R Ladder DAC for $15K

Can HiFiMAN’s new flagship desktop DAC/Amplifier improve over its predecessor? We’ll find out soon. HIFIMAN today announced the EF1000DAC ($15,000), a new reference desktop DAC/amplifier featuring the ...
ecoustics

Astell&Kern’s A&futura SE300 DAP Features A Very Unique DAC: High-End Munich 2023

Astell&Kern’s A&futura SE300 DAP utilizes an R-2R Ladder DAC and looks to be an ideal match for the new A&K AURA IEMs that are also making their debut at High-End Munich 2023. Astell&Kern made its ...
EDN

Hybrid PWM/R2R DAC improves on both

Combining PWM with a small R-2R ladder improves both. It reduces PWM ripple significantly and increases the DAC’s resolution. In this Design Idea, an eight-resistor array and three output pins ...
Hackaday

Logic Noise: Digital To Analog With An R-2R DAC

Making sound with digital logic usually calls for a Digital to Analog converter. Building one can be very simple, and the sound quality out of an R-2R Ladder is actually pretty good. In the last ...