Quote Originally Posted by Callsign_Vega View Post
Ya the whole point of being USB is to get the audio signal digitally out of the computer and away from the interference before being converted into analog.
Thats one of those audiophile myths... look at the RMAA noise graphs for the X-Fi Titanium HD, you would struggle to get that with most top end external dacs

http://www.guru3d.com/article/sound-...um-hd-review/6