witman1

Thanks for the quick and helpful replies. At the moment I'm quite smitten with the Emotiva XDA-1, and seriously considering getting one. I'm really just waiting for some reviews for it. From what I've read thus far it seems that a quality soundcard is the way to go. Does anyone have any experience with a HT Omega Claro Plus + soundcard?? It seems quite decent and is a far bit cheaper than the Asus card.

Is there any benefit running from a dedicated sound card (ASUS Xonar Essence STX) to a DAC as opposed to just USB to DAC?