D/A conversion inside the PC does not always mean jitter and noise. The
LynxTwo series of PCI cards has very little noise and some of the best
sounding DACs I've heard. Unfortunately, the LynxTwo series is not
supported by Alsa, only OSS.
Alan
Thanx Paul. Here is what i am trying to do. I want to
use my
computer as a
front end in a multi-channel system with a little as possible
between it and
the amplifiers for purities sake. I do not want D/A conversion
inside the PC
as that is noisy and jittery. I do not want to use spdif or toslink
as those
are also jittery (or so i understand).