USB DAC's ?

I did the Bel Canto Dac3 from a pc music server. Liked it a lot. It is also well reviewed.. slightly better reviews than the Benchmark (check the stereophile review)

I used the dac in a Krell and Wilson system.

Buy used and just resell the one you don't like.. won't cost you much to try.

happy listening :-)

Get HagUSB and any DAC of your liking.
http://www.hagtech.com/hagusb.html

I don't understand your ? since you have a dac in your pre.

You can buy a toslink cable that will connect the mini to the EMM. An 1/8 inch toslink to standard tosink. I use one to connect my mac to my dac.

On most of the Macs the headphone and mic jacks are combo jacks that make them toslink in and out

Hope that helps. Louis

Auditioning Vinnie's (Red Wine Audio) new NOS non-up sampling/no over sampling Isabellina DAC in my system along with Mac-book laptop as the source lead me to believe that it is in fact possible to achieve very good results with PC. The Pace Car from Steve (Empirical Audio)is also very promising. Short encounter during 2008 CES proved that this guy knows a thing or two about digital.

My main concern is the digital glare and usual edginess of digital file that is all so common these days. Even from highly regarded brands and products that are considered the "high end"

From what I have heard with my own ears, the above mentioned - accomplished very difficult task of music reproduction that I can connect to and enjoy.

I agree - your question doesn't make sense: Are you looking for ways to connect a Mac Mini to your Emm Labs DCC2?

Well, the Emm Labs DCC2 is DAC so why not just connect the Mini directly as Lbmp suggests. Or get a HagUSB or Emirical Offramp to convert USB to SPDIF and use that to go into your DCC2 DAC.