Blindjim, you opened up a can of worms in my mind with your last post,but a good can if it is going to keep me from purchasing the wrong DAC down the road. I am currently using a PCI soundcard(Echo Layla 24, with outboard break out box and DAC running pure wave) but have been wondering if i could improve sound by bypassing it entirely and running an external dac such as the Paradisea+ via my PC's USB hub ? My main concern is being able to stream audio(radio stations such as pandora and youtube etc.) through as i am able to do that now and absolutely do not want to lose that functionality. Thoughts?
like to buy a dac?
looking to buy a dac. considered mbl and other high end but would like to get the sound without the high cost. i watch blu-ray movies and listen to sat. radio. NOT interested in owning a cd player or music server or down load music. also not looking to use a computor to store or manage music, i do that with vinyl. looking for sound, conenvience and quality. thanks