Hifiman Launches DACs for Portable, Desktop Applications

Hifiman launched a quarter-sized portable digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with a 40-milliwatt+2 class AB amplifier, it said Wednesday. The HM800’s internal Himalaya DAC module supports the PCM signal transmitted by the Integrated Interface of Sound audio interface, with a maximum 24-bit resolution, the company said. It has a USB-C input and comes with four cables for connection to MMCX coaxial, MMCX-0.78 and MMCX-0.75-pin connector cables. The company also bowed its first desktop DAC/amplifier in 10 years. The 9.5 x 9 x 2.5-inch EF400 ($599), has a Himalaya R2R DAC, a class AB amplifier and four balanced outputs. Maximum power output is 4.4 watts per channel, suitable for driving the company’s planar headphones, it said. Both DACs are due to ship in March.