[dfwallace]

I just completed my new Mini-ITX form factor PC build.
 
Components:
Ncase M1 v5 case
Asus Z170i Pro Gaming motherboard
i7-6700k CPU
Noctua HSF CPU cooler
8GB Corsair ram
nVidia 1080-FE video card
Corsair SF600 power supply
M-Audio AV40 speakers ( powered, 2.0 )
Sennheiser PC360 headset
 
This PC is primarily for gaming and music listening. When my wife is home I use the headset, and when she is not I use the speakers.
 
Because of it's minimal size, there is no discrete internal sound card compared to my internal Xonar Essence ST I had in my previous build. 
 
I want a DAC that has RCA inputs for my speakers to connect, as well as my headset. I need the price to be under $200. as I just spent lots of $ on this rig.
 
Which DAC's will have these features? I think I've seen two so far, the Audio Engine and the uDac3...
 
Thanks for any input.
 
-Brian in Rhode Island 

 

[Wailing Fungus]

Great case - i've got a X99 setup in an Ncase V5 myself.
 
The Arcam rPAC would do what you want: https://www.amazon.com/Arcam-rPAC-Personal-Converter-Headphone/dp/B007NXM3K2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478380671&sr=8-1&keywords=arcam+rpac
 
and only just over your budget. 
 
I used to have an rPAC powering a pair of M-Audio AV40's and a pair of Denon D2000's. It was perfectly fine for the money, about the same SQ-wise as the Xonar STX I had before that.