Looking to get my first audio setup

[M0N]

Here is a recent thread

USB DAC from Scratch

From this thread I got reminded of the feasability to DIY a DAC. Microelectronics are a hobby of mine, I can solder SMD and if worse comes to worst, I got a university with electronics labs where I can ask for help. Detailed guides are plenty, one example: http://users.abo.fi/jskata/JEDAC/ Parts used in the link above come out to about 33€ for the core components and another 10€ for misc bits. So about 45€ total. Getting PCBs for this professionally made may be the most expensive part of th…