Reading all this gives me a headache. I've been thinking about getting into computer audio, buying a dac etc, then all the different connections, high rez, low rez, obsolete next month- I yi, yi.
Wildouts - you need not get a headache with computer audio. iTunes is FREE. You can easily rip CDs using iTunes and code to AAC at a MINIMUM of 256K or 320KB rate. Just make sure that error correction is turned on in iTunes.
On the other hand, I listened to a few CDs last night on my $25 Sony Playstation One (PS1) and it sounded incredible. It's a great time to be a music lover and and audiophile.
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