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In Reply to: DAC posted by Nino Gore on October 31, 2004 at 22:35:42:
At that price, you might want to consider used equipment. For the most part, DACs cannot be damaged easily. A quick check on Audiogon.com shows:$150- Musical Fidelity X-ACT 18 bit D/A (condition 8/10)
$150- MSB Link II DAC (condition 6/10)
$95 - Onkyo SE-U55 USB dac (condition 9/10)Both the MF X-Act and MSB Link Dac have been reviewed favorably. The MSB in particular was seen as being a great value for the money, however the one currently for sale may not be in great condition (perhaps just cosmetics).
You could get a new USB Creative 24/96 DAC for $100, and it has had mixed reviews. I tried it, and for the money thought it was fine (you do have to fool around with it a bit to make it do a straight 44 for CD music vs. 48 for games).
I don't know anything about the Onkyo, but historically Onkyo has built good consumer (vs. audiophile) electronics. It might be a better choice vs. the Creative.
Lynn
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