New DAC for under $400

[aardvark baguette]

^^ I just sold my 0404 USB on the other site.

Its not high end, but it sure does a good imitation for the $, imho.

Forget about the internal amp though. Its kind of clunky, and requires an external power brick ( ) but it does its job. What I dont like is it tends to loose its handshake with your PC if you have it go into hibernation or stand by. Sometimes I have to turn it off, other times Id have to unplug it then turn it back on, or any other combination of unplugging and rebooting, etc. Pain in the ass.

My Bel Canto Dac 3 has been ROCK SOLID. (and it sounds better too )

[PFKMan23]

My Bel Canto Dac 3 has been ROCK SOLID. (and it sounds better too )

Given the significant price different between the two, you'd hope so