Audiolab M-DAC nano £149

If you want to improve the sound of your phone or laptop, there are few options. Until now, our recommendation would have been restricted to adding a portable USB DAC such as Cyrus’s Soundkey (£79) or the Audioquest Dragonfly Red (£169). These are both excellent-sounding devices, but they’re not ideal for truly portable use, due to the need to be wired to the source.

But Audiolab is offering an enticing alternative