uzziah
Headphoneus Supremus
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i'd seriously doubt you'd be able to beat a basic zhaolu for about $120 shipped from eddie wu. in fact, i think it would be outstanding.
one thing to consider is that if your mobo doesn't have built in spdif, you'll have to get a pci card like av710, or an emu. that will cost you more. considering you want to spend on a dac, i imagine we're talking av710, and if that's the case, the jitter-regulation of the dac is important.
i have no idea whether the dac-ah or zhaolu would have better jitter rejection, but i'd personally bet on the zhaolu. but i haven't heard them, so i might just loose that bet
one thing to consider is that if your mobo doesn't have built in spdif, you'll have to get a pci card like av710, or an emu. that will cost you more. considering you want to spend on a dac, i imagine we're talking av710, and if that's the case, the jitter-regulation of the dac is important.
i have no idea whether the dac-ah or zhaolu would have better jitter rejection, but i'd personally bet on the zhaolu. but i haven't heard them, so i might just loose that bet