...and as usual, no one has even mentioned the Emotiva for 249...
Yes, I bought it.
AFTER already asking myself this exact question, then answering it.
You would need a $27 Behringer to up the USB output to 24 if you want to go direct to the DAC...but I would suggest buying a squeezebox touch.
You would still be under 500 for both units and you would not have to have your PC tethered to your soundsystem.
There have been several DACS that sounded great. Honestly, there is very little that keeps a 100 dollar unit from being a 500 dollar unit.
Ask about the Emotiva on special from their site right now. I love mine and it sounds very very good. No nasty sins at all and a lot better than any 2k CD player I have heard. (I have heard about 12 of them recently)
Yes, I bought it.
AFTER already asking myself this exact question, then answering it.
You would need a $27 Behringer to up the USB output to 24 if you want to go direct to the DAC...but I would suggest buying a squeezebox touch.
You would still be under 500 for both units and you would not have to have your PC tethered to your soundsystem.
There have been several DACS that sounded great. Honestly, there is very little that keeps a 100 dollar unit from being a 500 dollar unit.
Ask about the Emotiva on special from their site right now. I love mine and it sounds very very good. No nasty sins at all and a lot better than any 2k CD player I have heard. (I have heard about 12 of them recently)