It's always fun when something is disguised as another thing, like those pencil cases that look like a tube of Pringles or phone protectors resembling a half-unwrapped chocolate bar. Fiio's sub-brand Snowsky has done something similar with its latest release: a DAC and headphone amplifier that, at first glance, looks like a portable cassette player. How kitsch.
The ultra-budget DAC aims to bring the most out of your headphones listening when connected to a laptop or smartphone. The dinky device boasts "high-quality components", including an internal CS43131x2 DAC chip and "high-power" amplification. Capable of handling PCM files up to 16-bit/96kHz, the portable DAC promises to take your headphones "to levels of performance far beyond smartphones and laptops".
