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DAC or. Lynx 2 sound card with Vista OS

Which will give the best sound quality in a Vista system-

A high quality DAC utilizing USB, or instead, the Lynx 2 sound card with Vista?

Or is there even a better sound card?

In a high resolution system- Avalon Eidolon Diamonds, etc.

thanks
shaq

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cerrot
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Cowanrg,

I auditioned the Lynx and it was on my short list, until I decided that I didn't want my processing done in my PC. The inside of a PC is just way too noisey. The Power Supply in a PC just doesn't have the juice. Even my 1,200 watt Turbo Cool wasn't enough of a power supply to give me what I was looking for. (Power supplies are still the key to great sound, even in a PC). The Lynx is an awesone card. In my opinion, probably the best soundcard you can get. It didn't give me the soundstage, depth, resolution, retrieval of low level detail and air that I was looking for-in my system.
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cerrot
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Firewire, guys. Firewire. I have an M-Audio Firewire Solo going from my PC firewire out to a Monarchy Audio DIP/Musical Fidelity XDAC V3. USB was never intended to pass audio, just connect peripherials. USB transmits packets, while firewire streams-you also bypass USB bus congestion.
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