Title pretty much says it all. I'm looking for a balanced DAC I can use in conjunction with my laptop. While we're here though, I'm curious to know if there are good references for understanding DACs. And how about some sort of index list of companies and models of DACs. The world of DAC...

It seems that a good amount of people here can read an amp description and get a lot out of it, but when I read one it's about 90% me going, "wut." Take for instance: www.raysamuelsaudio.com/products/raptor The first sentence isn't so bad, but then it immediately goes down hill. I do not know...