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Cheap USB DAC?

AndySTL

AndySTL

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Can anyone recommend a few good cheap USB DACs? Thinking about giving this a try on the office PC. Anything worthwhile in the $100 range?
 
No, thinking about trying it in my office with my 2-ch setup. I have the Parasound 1000a in there. Currently have PC toslink to receiver to Parasound. Might pickup a simple NAD preamp. Thinking about PC --> USB dac --> NAD --> Parasound. No real reason, just like to experiment.
 
AndySTL said:
No, thinking about trying it in my office with my 2-ch setup. I have the Parasound 1000a in there. Currently have PC toslink to receiver to Parasound. Might pickup a simple NAD preamp. Thinking about PC --> USB dac --> NAD --> Parasound. No real reason, just like to experiment.
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Assuming the PC sound card has a DAC, you'll have to change the setting to bypass the sound card DAC, if possible.

Any gain a DAC may offer in SQ will be subtle at best.

Rope
 
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