Introduction:

Most of us are aware of the benefits of having an HTPC in our living room. It is convenient having one box that can play DVD's and videos, act as a PVR, TV, satellite and an FM tuner. If you are most music enthusiasts, you have ripped all of your CD's to MP3 and have a massive music library at your disposal and never need to change a CD or load a CD changer. One drawback behind using your computer to play music is sound quality. No matter whether you use on-board sound or a top of the line sound card, there will be some amount of noise, or more importantly sound coloration due to the Digital to Analog conversion that is performed by these devices. Today in the MTB Labs, we will be evaluating the new SilverStone Ensemble EB01, a USB based Digital to Analog converter that takes aim at providing a pure clean sound source.

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