Quote: Thanks, that looks like a great DAC but it is a bit out of my price range unfortunately.

Does anyone know if the ODAC has the same kind of power isolation from the computer that the MSII has?

Quote: They are the same price- $150.

Thanks for the reply. I should have said that I have a laptop, so sound cards are not an option unfortunately.

Hello, first post here.   I recently purchased a pair of Paradigm's Shift A2 active speakers to use with my PC and now I'm in the market for a USB DAC to go with them. What I don't need is a headphone amp because I only rarely use my Sennheiser HD 280pro's and I don't want to spend any extra...