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  1. I imagine there are threads that address my questions, so please feel free to point me in the right direction. I finally am abandoning my analog system. This makes me very much a computer audiophile newbie. I have just purchased, and am now waiting for delivery of, a new Windows laptop w/ largish SSD and an exaSound e12 DAC. This unit has one input, that being USB. This solution appears to me to be the most budget friendly, and yet will yield a considerable improvement in SQ, not to mention native DSD capability. I am wondering: -- If I still wish to get an FM radio signal to my amps I suppose I have the option of adding a high quality passive preamp downstream of the e12. Is this the equivalent of turning gold into lead? -- My daughter is back from college as of earlier this week. She will want to plug her iPhone into the system to play all her tunes. Can I route that signal through my laptop and thus through the e12? These will only be mp3 files. -- I know nothing about NAS devices. The modem and router are in the back office. I have no interest in running an Ethernet cable from the office at the back of the house to the listening room near the front of the house. There is a wireless signal to the listening room, but I am reluctant to access Flac or DSD files wirelessly. May I tether an external hard drive, (solid state or otherwise) directly to the laptop via USB and access files from this hard drive? I thank you.
  2. The Halide Design DAC HD appeals to me, but so does the Schiit Bifrsot DAC with USB input. They are close enough in price so that the dollar amount is a non-issue. Is there a thread on CA I have overlooked that draws any comparisons between these two pieces? Lacking that, I assume there are opinions the CA readers might care to offer. Those opinions are welcome and invited. Thanks.
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