Re: USB DAC

2013-01-20 Thread Aidan Maher
It also depend what you want to do and if you going to record alot and
so on. Most high quality cards does have drivers to instal.

On 20/01/2013, David McLean david.mcl...@cox.net wrote:

 try looking at the
 audioquest Dragonfly.  It's a usb digital audio converter in one unit.
 Should be able to find it with google easily.
 They are available (usb DACs) at all price levels though.  The Audioquest is
 one of the cheaper ones at about $250.  Don't cheap outon them much more
 than that or you may as well stick with your sound card.

 On Jan 19, 2013, at 5:58 PM, Walter w...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:

 Hi folks.  Just acquired a new high spec computer, I say high spec but I
 think the sound card isn't up to much.  I'm considering moving over to
 using a USB DAC.  I've never used one of these things before and I was
 wondering; Have any of you on this list used one and what was your
 impression?  Also, what DAC would you recommend (I'm thinking here of high
 end and not budget) and are these things plug and play or is there any
 software to be installed? Opinions and suggestions please!  Walter.

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USB DAC

2013-01-19 Thread Walter
Hi folks.  Just acquired a new high spec computer, I say high spec but I 
think the sound card isn't up to much.  I'm considering moving over to using 
a USB DAC.  I've never used one of these things before and I was wondering; 
Have any of you on this list used one and what was your impression?  Also, 
what DAC would you recommend (I'm thinking here of high end and not budget) 
and are these things plug and play or is there any software to be installed? 
Opinions and suggestions please!  Walter. 



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Re: USB DAC

2013-01-19 Thread David McLean

try looking at the 
audioquest Dragonfly.  It's a usb digital audio converter in one unit.  Should 
be able to find it with google easily.  
They are available (usb DACs) at all price levels though.  The Audioquest is 
one of the cheaper ones at about $250.  Don't cheap outon them much more than 
that or you may as well stick with your sound card.

On Jan 19, 2013, at 5:58 PM, Walter w...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:

 Hi folks.  Just acquired a new high spec computer, I say high spec but I 
 think the sound card isn't up to much.  I'm considering moving over to using 
 a USB DAC.  I've never used one of these things before and I was wondering; 
 Have any of you on this list used one and what was your impression?  Also, 
 what DAC would you recommend (I'm thinking here of high end and not budget) 
 and are these things plug and play or is there any software to be installed? 
 Opinions and suggestions please!  Walter. 
 
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