I just tested the best desktop speakers I've heard in years — and they take up very little room

Kanto's new speakers might be small, but they're perfect for a college dorm room looking for an audio upgrade.
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Eversolo’s DAC-Z10 offers a dual-mono AKM DAC, active pre-amplification

This isn't a DAC with volume control bolted on; it's a proper analogue preamplifier that also happens to decode digital.