Anything USB powered is connected to the same PSU and may still get the exact same interference sounds. In my experience, the PSU is often the problem for computer audio, not the DAC. FIIO, Behringer, Headroom and many others make solid solutions.Īre you noticing specific quality problems with your computer's audio that you want to address?
#2008 mac pro power supply differences drivers#
Anything UAC1 compliant (which would be the vast majority) shouldn't require any drivers no matter what system you use it with. In scenario 2 for example everything TheHunter lists is pretty overkill price-wise IMO, with a better range being $80-160, brand new. You don't need output power, in fact you want something that'll work with low impedance stuff. Go with the dirt cheapest thing you can find that gets OK reviews. But if you can, then a decent external box can make it better. As mentioned, this is more a matter of case/board/PSU noise and is pretty difficult to deal with (I don't blame Apple, onboard analog is a black art). However, I can frequently hear noises of various sorts (often a hissing) off of internal. In this case the internal audio hardware will drive the things completely fine, there is nothing more to be gained there.