TEAC NT-503

If you primarily listen to digital music sources, you need to know about TEAC's beautifully made NT-503 digital-to-analog converter. This high-performance DAC delivers virtually any digital music file you're likely to encounter with an amazing sense of transparency and space. Get ready to dive deeper into all your favorite music. The compact NT-503 is actually several components in one. In addition to the high-end DAC, a versatile network player lets you play high-res audio formats up to 5.6MHz DSD and 24-bit/192kHz WAV/FLAC from a PC or NAS (Network Attached Server.) There's also a high-performance headphone amplifier that can comfortably drive a wide array of today's best headphones. And finally, you get a fully functioning stereo preamp with volume control that can connect to your favorite power amp or active speakers to create a simple but sweet-sounding system. The heart of any DAC lies in the actual DAC chips, and for the NT-503, TEAC went with dual high-performance DACs from AKM. We've seen these sa...