hello everyone, I found this forum after a very frustrating afternoon/evening looking for good info about USB DACs and computer audio. It looks like you guys know what you are talking about, I hope so anyway.

Here is what I have now:

First, a new Mac Pro desktop that I want to put an extra 500gb drive in and use that drive for music only, ripped in Apple Lossless via iTunes, with error correction on.

I want a DAC to get that signal to my stereo which is a Rotel piece and on to my B&W speakers.

About 15 years ago I picked up a set of KEF 104/2s in rosewood with the KUBE 100 and had Berry at Bright Star make a nice set of sand filled stands for them. I must say they've been amazing and I've really enjoyed their sound.

I don't understand, what don't I understand, basic electrical concepts? You don't seem to understand the basics. a 6 W amplifier is not gonna do anything along the lines of realism, you might have an entirely different idea of what sounds like the live event. Problems with multiple drivers, what are you talkin' bout' Willis? The analogy for you to understand you are trying to illuminate a foot ball field with a 25 W incandesent lamp. You see a faint glow and think that it's lit up.

We are looking to replace our receiver (NAD 7130) & speakers (Norman Labs 3-ways, the model 83 on a 6" tilted stand). We listen mostly to acoustic music - jazz, classical, folk/world/roots - w/ a little bit of electrics - classic rock/blues/world pop & some electronics.

Would like to share old import albums with my kids (actually, I like to listen to them again!). Haven't used turntable in years. Worked well when last used (likely not to the standards of those in this forum) but tracking messed up now, perhaps full of dust. Followed set-up instructions to no avail......Do I bother to fix JVC Ll-A40 direct drive (if even possible) or obtain an entry level turntable that would allow kids to appreciate difference between vinyl and their mp3 degradations.

He is on a different planet or medication? Using his logic then I should rewire my house from 10,12,14 outlets with thinner wire and everything is gonna run better, with more voltage drops, burning wires and the like. The simple concept IS current needs COPPER. If in doubt, why does a car battery cable have to be so thick? At 12V it is using a lotta current to run that 1200W starter motor!!!Yes, they are even higher wattage starter motors than that on bigger engines. There is no skin effect at audio freqs for the umpteenth time.