[Tuvwum]

I'm thinking of getting one of these for my q701's
 
I'm guessing from the name of the item in question here, that you can indeed hook it up to a pc via usb?
 
Will this be all I need for some quality sound? Is the sound stage an amp and a DAC?
 
Or will I need to get a decent sound card or external DAC also?
 
(this is becoming expensive lol)

 

[PleasantSounds]

Correct: the m-stage usb contains a DAC, so that's all you need if you have a USB port to connect it to.

 

[Alexkahn]

I got a new Matrix M-stage, since I found SPL's stuff is much cheaper here than in China, I decide to purchase a SPL Auditor, cause I also do some monitoring work. If you want a M-stage, you can contact me, sadly mine is without dac part, so it's just a headphone amplifier, I use it with my Motu audio express.

 

[Tuvwum]

Does the m stage usb come with a usb cord? None of the listings for the usb version say anything about the usb cord in the bundle. Only a power cord. The input for it seems very strange.
What kind of usb cord would I need if it is sold separately? 

 

[PleasantSounds]

It's a standard USB connector - same as you would find on a printer or scanner.
As far as I can tell the USB cable is not supplied. A standard USB v.2 compliant cable will do.