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Those with Macs probably don't need the stereo-link: Macs have long had excellent built-in audio capabilities with impressive DAC.
Actually I am a Mac user. (shall we start a flame war? - j.k.) And my Mac does not even have a fan; it is the ill-fated G4 Cube, the famous tissue-paper box that became a Smithsonian Museum collection soon after it was discontinued. The noisiest component in my Cube is the hard drive and CD/DVD transport when spinning up to 24x or whatever, if you can hear it at all. A very nice office environment for music lovers. Heh-heh...
Incidentally, the USB-based processor I use at work is Onkyo's MSE-U33HB, a cute little external box. Yes, it is one of those recommended on the macintouch site. It does audibly improve the sound quality on my Cube, especially on the S/N front.
Cheers!
