What is wrong with internal sound cards? I often see negative comments here about why on-board sound cards but never a detailed explanation as to why this is so and an external DAC may be superior. Can someone explain this to me or point me to resources that details this?

Are there visual differences between the uDac and uDac-2?   I was gifted a Nuforce DAC by a friend and I cant tell which one it is.   I have attached some photos. Would someone be able to either identify from the attachments or tell me what to look for? Thanks!        ...

Hey All,   I am a massive bass head. I will be getting Nuforce uDAC 2 tomorrow and I am wondering if the equalizer on my laptop will still given it is bypassing my sound card completely. I use the Zune desktop software which does not have an equaliser built-in so I use software that comes...