Stereolink rules

I purchased a stereolink 1200 granite a couple of weeks ago and I've noticed no more background noise, more overall dynamics and a better presence than the Soundblaster Live Value card I was using beforehand for the longest time. This is a worthy investment and you can also use your cd-rw drive to play cd's back through the 1200 and they sound as good as any good hi-fi cd player I've heard to date. I was skeptical upon purchasing and after listening now for many hours I can say it is a "audiophile" peice of gear that any true 2 channel audiophile that listens to mp3's must have in his/her collection.

Only wished the constructions of the unit was made of metal and not plastic! The supplied cables are great and they also include ferrite chokes aroudn the cables to lessen any rfi.

Absolutely no problems with the USB and running many programs while using the unit, it does not hiccup or skipp.