"Any other pc sound system users out there owning a special configuration that yields a really nice sound? Please… let me know."
I use Steve N's Empirical Audio Off-Ramp 4, having upgraded from the 3, and before that, the original. Player is Foobar/wasapi. The Off-Ramp feeds a Perfect Wave DAC, which I also use as a preamp, via spdif. The rest of the system is Theta Citadels and Legacy Whispers with Revel subs. I'm the kind of guy who is always looking for a way to improve, but honestly, things are sounding pretty spectacular at the moment. Not sure what I would do to improve, unless it would be to try the next version of the Off-Ramp when there is one. My opinion - the Empirical Audio stuff is stellar. Not the cheapest, but I'm not after the cheapest. (By the way, something many people may not realize - Foobar can be controlled with the Apple Remote app on an iTouch or iPad.)
I use Steve N's Empirical Audio Off-Ramp 4, having upgraded from the 3, and before that, the original. Player is Foobar/wasapi. The Off-Ramp feeds a Perfect Wave DAC, which I also use as a preamp, via spdif. The rest of the system is Theta Citadels and Legacy Whispers with Revel subs. I'm the kind of guy who is always looking for a way to improve, but honestly, things are sounding pretty spectacular at the moment. Not sure what I would do to improve, unless it would be to try the next version of the Off-Ramp when there is one. My opinion - the Empirical Audio stuff is stellar. Not the cheapest, but I'm not after the cheapest. (By the way, something many people may not realize - Foobar can be controlled with the Apple Remote app on an iTouch or iPad.)