What we have on this is two input and then two outputs.

Other similar priced DACs just do not compare and some simply have a headphone out and a USB in. This is some were that the D1 really excels and that is because there is so many way you can use it. Also you will have to change the output of your computer, which on a Mac is a simple case of going onto system preferences, sound and then changing from speaker out put to the Audioengine D1 DAC option. For the most simple of methods, connect the USB cable into your computers USB port, straight into the D1 DAC and then connect your headphones and that is it. You do not need any special software on your computer and as far as I am concerned all computers will be compatible. There is a lot of ways you can set it up but they are all very simple. This can be used straight of the box by quite simply plugging it in and off you go. This is a relatively cheap unit coming in at roughly £150, especially when compared to some other DACs going straight over a grand! Now obviously you want to know if it is any good, right? So if you are having the same problem with your computers sound whatever it is, then what you will want is an external DAC and that is what the Audioengine D1 is. A DAC is something that transfers the 0s and 1s into the music that we hear and love, from digital to analogue. The reason for this is quite simple and that is that my iMac does not have a good enough sound card or internal DAC.

My computer is an iMac from mid 2010 and one thing that always annoys me is that whatever programme I use to listen to music with, be it iTunes or VLC player, it never sounds nearly as good as one of my sources, even with a good amp you can tell it could be better. The earphones I will be using will differ, right now I am using my Heir Audio 4.Ai but I always swap and change. This is for a few simple reasons, it has loads of memory and all my music is on there, it is mainly in low compression FLAC and I will be on my computer for whatever I am doing. When I am at home I will listen to my music on the computer.

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