I just bought a Nite cord which went into my HTPC. I had the same experience and would reccomend an audition.
System:
RKR Cassini HTPC
Sunfire TG 3- VD Audition PC
GW Labs DSP Upsampler > Bolder Cable modded Art Di/O Dac
with outboard power supply
Monster HTS 7000 PC ( highly reccomended)
Paradigm Reference Active 40 (3) and Active 20 (2) speakers
using VD Power 3 PC
VBT Subwoofer and amp
MIT 1 wire cable as interconnects
System:
RKR Cassini HTPC
Sunfire TG 3- VD Audition PC
GW Labs DSP Upsampler > Bolder Cable modded Art Di/O Dac
with outboard power supply
Monster HTS 7000 PC ( highly reccomended)
Paradigm Reference Active 40 (3) and Active 20 (2) speakers
using VD Power 3 PC
VBT Subwoofer and amp
MIT 1 wire cable as interconnects