It’s not new, but it’s new to me: Hiby’s UC10 is a USB-S/PDIF converter for a smartphone or tablet (or PC/Mac). The tiny metal-wrapped dongle acts not as a DAC but as a DDC — a digital audio ...

A dongle DAC and headphone amplifier with desktop-level performance? That appears to be the proposition of FiiO’s QX13.

The Campfire Audio Relay DAC/amp is available now from Amazon and specialist audio retailers with a price tag of £229 / $229 ...