Hi guys,

I've recently been thinking about having a DIY DAC built, but the only one I know is the Alien USB DAC (or Guzzler's for that matter). What other DIY USB DACs are around? And secondly, how good is the Alien DAC?

Cheers,

Nanoha

There are several DIY USB DACs out there.

USB DAC-201

http://www.audiodiylab.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=72

Haggerman chime:

http://www.hagtech.com/chime.html

Haggerman HagUSB:

http://www.hagtech.com/hagusb.html

Scott Nixon's USB Dackit:

http://www.scott-nixon.com/dac.htm

Of course the Alien DAC:

http://www.myexposition.com/diy/usbdac/overview.html

And a few others I am forgetting.

As far as how good the Alien DAC is:

It's not something you would use to drive headphones directly but other then that it's pretty OK.

'Pretty OK' huh? Is the USB DAC-201 much better? It is comparible price wise.

'Pretty OK' huh?

I will let you be the judge of that.

Well, I haven't done any critical listening yet, but it is a BIG step up from my onboard sound. I think that once I replace the EXTREMELY crappy potentiometer in my T Amp I will be in pretty good shape for my modest computer audio setup.

Gah, this reminds me. I forgot to reply to MisterX's PM. I need him to build me a Alien DAC.