Audiophile USB Sound Card

[Wiched]

Hello,

I assembled a new machine and now I don't have the PCI slot and I can't use my M-Audio Audiophile 2496 sound card.

I want to buy a new good external usb DAC sound card, that is at least the quality of the old one.
I read some of the threads here but most people talk in general about sound cards I'm comparing it to the one I had and I am used to. For the money the 2496 was great, so please recommend something good price/quality.

Thanks

 

[Tacoboy]

Is it just no free PCI slots or no free PCI-E or PCI slots?
(in other words are there any free PCI-E slots)
Do you need sound card features or will an external USB DAC/amp do the job?
Is the audio for movies or music or FPS gaming or other?
What headphones are you using?

 

[Wiched]

I don't have regular old PCI slots at all I only have PCI Express.
I have Yamaha mixer so most of the basic things i have there, all i care is the sound quality.
The audio i mainly for music (most of them flac).
For the moment I use AKG K514 headphones but I plan to get new headphones too.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Sell your Audiophile card and buy a PCIe one.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

http://www.audioquest.com/dragonfly-series/