The best option at a reasonable price is the
Furutech GT-40. It is a great DAC, it is an ADC, it works for headphones and it is small enough to fit on your desk to bypass your computer sound-card for decent sound. Does an awful lot for $500 !!
It sounds very flat and natural.
Many articles about it- Designed by ADL Alpha Design Labs for Furutech- a top audio parts name.
The below link is a rep and specialty dealer who knows his stuff and really helped me with this over the phone-
www.kaplanhtdesign.com/USB DAC's_PCAudio_Solutions.html#Furutech Alpha Design Labs GT40 USB DAC
Jeff Kaplan is the guys name who helped me.
Furutech GT-40. It is a great DAC, it is an ADC, it works for headphones and it is small enough to fit on your desk to bypass your computer sound-card for decent sound. Does an awful lot for $500 !!
It sounds very flat and natural.
Many articles about it- Designed by ADL Alpha Design Labs for Furutech- a top audio parts name.
The below link is a rep and specialty dealer who knows his stuff and really helped me with this over the phone-
www.kaplanhtdesign.com/USB DAC's_PCAudio_Solutions.html#Furutech Alpha Design Labs GT40 USB DAC
Jeff Kaplan is the guys name who helped me.