New Schiit Eitr 2 for $99!

How does it (pc usb + eitr2) compare to a dedicated streamer?

I don't use a streamer. I download HD music, or rip-CDs to my iMac. Amarra software plays my music files.

I was using the original Schiit Eitr to convert USB to S/PDIF. In my opinion, the    Eitr 2 is a huge leap in technology and fidelity.

Buy a streamer less noise and better in every way then a standard computer 

I know plenty of people using a quality USB to SPDIF converter paired with a dedicated streamer. They all report benefits from the outboard processing of that function. So it's not just for computers.

Eitr 2 looks like a great little device, I might give it a try for my desktop setup.

I normally use a Sonore OpticalRendu for streaming. However, since I only have 1 of those left, I have been using my laptop to stream directly to my Schiit AsgardX headphone amp with Mesh DAC card. It is really good. My prejudice about using a computer direct to a DAC needs to be toned down to the Schiit USB. Maybe they are doing something better.

I am assuming this new Eitr 2 would be good based on my experience with the AsgardX.

I recently owned and sold the new Schiit Singular DAC (Byggy), and it was also rather good as a 2-channel preamp, though I used the Sonore OpticalRendu to stream to it.