[LAU] S/PDIF

I finally got my s/pdif output on my motherboard working and find the audio audibly cleaner than previous attempts with various analogue solutions. My desktop speakers have a digital input, so any noise, etc. would be the fault of that, not the computer. ?? What I'm wondering: Is digital out via the MB about as good as it gets? I'm thinking that I could get an expensive <insert name of card> pci card ... but why? Any signal (digital or analogue), no matter how clean, it puts out can't be better can it than the digital straight out of the MB? So, then it is up to the outboard gear? I fear I'm missing a lot in my knowledge. -- **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: bob(a)mellowood.ca WWW:   http://www.mellowood.ca