Blue Circle USB Thingee DAC. $169 plus a 19.95 3 ft USB gold plated cable from the Shack. It runs everything off my PC in fine fashion. Installation was a no brainer, make sure to set all the levels up on the PC.
VBR files seem to sound the best. I haven't ripped anything in Apple lossless or wav yet for comparison.
I was able to get HDCD using the Windows Media Player with the CD in my puter. WMP does not play well with iTunes, so make sure you shut iTunes down first.
I should mention this is my first new audio purchase since 1978 when I was able to buy at dealer pricing.
It's the wave of the future folks ... there aren't going to be a lot of "redbook" CD stores down the road. Time to get computer literate or the iPod generation will take over.
VBR files seem to sound the best. I haven't ripped anything in Apple lossless or wav yet for comparison.
I was able to get HDCD using the Windows Media Player with the CD in my puter. WMP does not play well with iTunes, so make sure you shut iTunes down first.
I should mention this is my first new audio purchase since 1978 when I was able to buy at dealer pricing.
It's the wave of the future folks ... there aren't going to be a lot of "redbook" CD stores down the road. Time to get computer literate or the iPod generation will take over.