manicm:
Hi Messiah, that's interesting, you're not using your AVI's dac? And funny you mention netbook, I'll go the same way, dedicated to audio duty only!
Well I still use it for certain sources but the sluggish response to changing the volume is quite annoying! The Beresford DAC offers easier volume control, increases the inputs and has a dedicated USB input which i'll connect the Netbook to.
I still get very impressive results whichever DAC is used.
(As an aside - did you read the post in the Graphic Equaliser thread but post your question on this one??)