TAS 194: Budget USB DAC Survey

Three Inexpensive USB DAC Solutions

High Resolution Technologies Music Streamer

Output: 2.25V RMS
Frequency response: 20Hz–20kHz +.3dB/-1.8dB
S/N ratio: 82dB
Input data: 44.1/48kHz, 16-bit
USB type: 1.1
Dimensions: 4.1" x 2.1" x 1.2"
Price $99

High Resolution Technologies Music Streamer+

Output: 2.25 Volts RMS
Frequency response: 20Hz–20 kHz +0 dB/-1.7dB
S/N ratio: 100dB
Input data: 44.1/48kHz, 16-bit
USB type 1.1
Dimensions: 5.1" x 2.1" x 1.2"
Price: $299

HIGH RESOLUTION TECHNOLOGIES
(323) 967-7447
hirestech.com
sales [at] hirestech [dot] com 

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Interview With High Resolution Technologies' Kevin Halverson

SS: Why and how did High Resolution Technologies come about?

KH: I think you already know that High Resolution Technologies is collaboration between Michael Hobson and myself. Michael and I have worked together on a number of projects over the years. We collaborated on things like the original Classic DAD release (PCM DVD discs) and specialized hardware and software solutions for the premastering and disc authoring industries. We also worked on the HDAD series of DVD-A/V discs. This latest collaboration is a continuation of the our past efforts to bring higher quality to the digital audio experience, now applied to computers which are quickly becoming mass-storage music jukeboxes.