Quote Originally Posted by poppachubby
Good for you! Great price too. I am not surprised at all. The difference you are hearing is in the analog output. A sound card has no chance of touching a dedicated DAC.

For good ol 16/44.1, some of the older units still sound fantastic. I have heard the PSAudio Ultralink in detail and it sounds great. It's old as digital itself.

Enjoy your gear!!
Funny you should mention the PS Audio DAC Poppa...

The guy who sold me this DAC used to run a high(er) end audiophile shop and, when I asked him what he thought would be the winner between the Benchmark DAC1 and the comperable PS system he said it was tough to decide. He did rave about the power supply on the PS DAC and threw in a bunch of stuff that sounded legit all in praise of the PS DAC (for the $). Soooooo...

I might just decide to save a couple hundred buckskis and go the the PS DAC in a couple months when I have cash in hand.

I must say that the DAC I bought today was the best, singular, $75 ever spent on my signal chain.

A New Year's toast from my system to yours,

JC