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I finally have decided to try out some aspects of PC Audio, specifically for listening to internet radio (alt country/americana). I have almost no music files on my PC, and likely won't until I can download 24/96 files of some of my fav's. What would be a few good entry level DACs for internet radio purposes? I will be connecting to my big rig. Thanks.
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Perhaps worth exploring is the Music Streamer Plus ($299) or the Music Streamer ($99). There's a review in the current (November 2009) issue of Stereophile. USB in, analogue out - that's it, plug and play.
There's a discussion thread about this on AudioCircle that answers your question.http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=72568.0
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I'm at the "entry level" right now so the <$250 Dac's are more interesting.
I am a few months into computer audio now and you are right to take one step at a time.
It's a whole new world.
If you just want a DAC, then the first question is really "do you have a budget"?
The Cambridge DACmagic is well liked, but please check your local prices.
If you just want something cheaper there are a number of options: I use a SuperPro DAC 707 usb and if I compare I can hear a difference with the Cambridge but the price difference is around 3-fold so I would hope to!
If you want to stream stuff wirelessly to your audio, then maybe the Squeexebox Duet will give you a lot of options, including putting music onto your computer (maybe external HD) to at the very least give you an endless... effortless juke box.
It really is quite seductive when you actually get one of these.
So much music now playing all day... not concentrated listening but lovely joyful music playing through the house.
I am pretty sure that the Squeezebox can do what you are looking for.
Happiness is a clean record, and warm tubes!
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