Best Buys DACs
up to £200
£150
If you specifically want a USB only DAC, then the HRT Music Streamer II is an ideal product – it's small, solid and sounds perfectly balanced
£200-£400
£300
Sturdily built, generously specified and, crucially, sounds every penny of the asking price
£400+
£600
Our DAC Product of the Year, Awards 2011. Raises the performance bar with apparent ease
Best hybrid device
£395
The tiny Furutech ADL GT40 is a DAC with headphone amplifier, moving coil and magnet phono stage
