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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
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What is a DAC? And why do you need one anyway?

PL Diamond DAC from the front on hi-fi rack.

Did you know that most of us make use of at least one digital-to-analogue converter (more handily known as a 'DAC') every single day?

Built into the likes of computers, tablets and smartphones, a DAC is fundamental to unlock digital music. It converts the countless reams of a digital song's data into analogue signals that are intelligible to speakers and headphones – and the human ear.

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