[fonesgonewild]

Just curious that using the USB DACs with amps would improve the music quality over the soundcard mini out. Some say that USB ones don't benefit as much, that just using amps directly from the soundcard can do better. As I was searching, most of the head-fiers prefer to use the DACs with digital(coax/optical) inputs instead of the USB DACs. I found some USB based Dacs from stereo-link.com, I thought they looked decent?

 

[itsborken]

Not so good for serious listening. I got one several years ago just for streaming audio to my office stereo. Its better than a soundcard but newer/better stuff is out there constructed better.