I just got a new laptop a couple of weeks ago and I was wondering what Dac's do you guy's think are the best for a music server based off of my laptop. What programs do you use to burn your music into your pc. I know windows media came with my machine and burns at what seems like a max 192 kbps and I have heard people talking about higher bit rates. does windows media have higher capabilities or do I have to get another music ripping software for a better result. I just thought it would be another source that could be of good quality if done right. Any suggestions would be great since I am pretty new to the pc music server thing.