When we lust over aspirational recording gear, what often comes to mind are vintage hunks of steel and vacuum tubes from the likes of Fairchild, Telefunken, Neumann, RCA, Pultec, Collins, and Altec. On the contrary, I want to mention two unsung audio products that are unapologetically modern and as unflattering as a miniaturized dongle can be: CEntrance DACport HD and Google Chromecast Audio.
