Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle
rharv,

You're correct that both the USB headphones and powered speakers I use in my examples have embedded D/A convertors so the computer audio circuit is completely bypassed. So what? The computer's audio circuit also gets completely bypassed when a user attaches an audio interface. Bypassing the computer audio playback circuit doesn't automatically make whatever is used instead better. Truthfully the requirement to playback audio is not that high. The weak link in a computer audio connection is the headphone jack. ...
Now give me some convincing reasons an audio interface is better for audio playback than what comes built-into the computer.


Again, you answered your own question.
The jack, and the inherent noise and flutter (clock jitter) that goes with it.
I get that you are trying to say digital audio is digital audio, but the D/A convertors are what makes a difference.
You can argue that you can't hear a difference, at which point, to you there is no difference.
But you won't make any friends trying to tell others there is no difference when they know better.

Make your sound your own!
.. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome