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post #1 of 5
1/10/13 at 12:02am
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Hey guys, I want to buy a USB DAC to connect my PC up to my vintage receiver. My PC only has USB so I need the DAC to have USB & RCA out. I don't care for anything else, a headphone jack would be nice but I can manage without it.

 

I don't have a big budget (around $70) and I live in Spain so some of the US options like the Schiit Modi are not available to me.

 

Here are the options that I've seen so far. 

 

 

Musiland Monitor 01 ($70) - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Musiland-Monitor-01-USD-USB-sound-card-USB2-0-ASIO-/130372948353?pt=US_Sound_Card_External&hash=item1e5ad55181

 

Muse DA20 ($55) - http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUSE-DA20-Top-quality-PCM2707-USB-DAC-Nice-Mini-DAC-/110714815648?pt=US_MiniDisc_Decks&hash=item19c71e04a0

 

Muse Mini USB DAC ($30) - http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUSE-Mini-USB-DAC-PCM2704-Sound-Card-Optical-Coaxial-Decoder-USB-PDIF-Converter-/121033373442?pt=US_Home_Audio_Amplifiers_Preamps&hash=item1c2e26b702

 

Behringer U-Control UCA202 ($30) - http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UCA202-Audio-Interface/dp/B000KW2YEI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357804799&sr=8-1&keywords=behringer+uca202

 

 

I hope that someone can help me choose a nice DAC. I know that at this price range, I won't get anything amazing but I just want something better than my PC's integrated audio. Thanks for the help.

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post #2 of 5
1/10/13 at 12:21am

You should take a look at the Sabre 9023 based ones such as the UD100 and Hifimediy. Both will run you around $50, and you can then use 3.5mm to RCA cable to connect to your receiver.

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post #3 of 5
1/10/13 at 12:24am

Fiio E10 is also popular.

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post #4 of 5
1/10/13 at 12:49am

E10 is good, Musiland 01 and 02 are pretty good too.

 

Or find a new/used Creative Sound Card for the PCI-E slot.

Tim

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post #5 of 5
2/4/13 at 3:44pm

I bought Hifimediy Sabre Dac, which has very good feedback here. I haven't received it yet to comment about it though. It was 50 $ incl. shipment

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