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I am not bitching, I am demonstrating there is a very clear difference between my onboard audio and a "sound card" when used a S/PDIF source. Do you want to continue to pick a fight with that kind of approach or do you want to talk about this like adults? ;)

I was benchmarking a new DAC the other day and the frequency response difference between the integrated "HD" audio and external audio card when used as a S/PDIF source @ 24/96 were pretty dramatic. ;) This is the "measured" frequency response with the integrated audio ----> This is...

Very cool. But the boards are not even avilable yet are they? :confused:

http://www.bostonacoustics.com/Solo-AMFM-Radio-P198.aspx The Solo is a very nice table top radio and you can find them on Ebay for around $80. There is a stereo version as well but the price is over $100

Try putting your speakers on little stands. The bass drivers are awful close to a reflective surface.

Are you a DIY kind of person? I have been eying the Gamma 1 DAC for a while and it looks very promising but it does not seem to be available yet. http://www.amb.org/audio/gamma1/ From what I have read it does a very good job of driving headphones directly.