Here's what I wrote to Tommy:
"Got the USB to SPDIF converter hooked up to my DAC DAC and WOW what a difference. Super details and more smoothness. Nice! More details usually come with a bit of biting harshness, but not this time. Music sounds more realistic, so real sounding that it seems unreal.....guess I'm used to that 'recorded' sound. Anyway, I'm a happy camper."
I guess I should say I'm a VERY happy camper. No fatigue at higher volumes now. I did not realize how much my sound card was masking the music and giving it an 'edge'. This is quite an advance for my system's sound. Thank you so much!
Larry D.