Gang-Twanger
Resident Wharfedaliophool
The AUDIOgd models are supposed to be good. Straightforward, well-built, and versatile, and also very-good for the price. If you want to go the USB route, the base-model HRT Music Streamer II is the easiest way to get high-end sound from a computer and an amp/receiver. However, if you need something with more connection options, then check out the AUDIOgd stuff. Either way, you'll get there for $300 or less (The Music Streamer II is only $150).
I was especially-impressed by HRT's customer-service. I needed some help getting things working right, and the co-owner/head-designer emailed me back each time within 15 minutes and encouraged me to let him know how I made out (You have to love a good small business). This guy stands by his products 100%, and for good reason. That MSII sounds so-alive. So-musical. So-analog. And supposedly, the op-amps are socketed, allowing for op-amp rolling (OMG, did I really just say that?).
I was especially-impressed by HRT's customer-service. I needed some help getting things working right, and the co-owner/head-designer emailed me back each time within 15 minutes and encouraged me to let him know how I made out (You have to love a good small business). This guy stands by his products 100%, and for good reason. That MSII sounds so-alive. So-musical. So-analog. And supposedly, the op-amps are socketed, allowing for op-amp rolling (OMG, did I really just say that?).
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