Quote: Originally Posted by fatman
Assuming that you read my first sentence, yes, I have searched

and I usually try to

before making an *** of myself

Let's look at your first sentence, shall we?
Quote: Originally Posted by fatman
Seems that folks are all over the board when it comes to the quality of the on-board M10000 audio. I will share my first-hand experience for those who have yet to make the on-board audio decision.
Says nothing about searching or reading manuals. Only that you want to impart information to other users. Nice idea. You're to be commended for that, although the information you presented is hardly new.
But then you bust out with a query:
Quote: Originally Posted by fatman
Have any of you been able to achieve decent audio quality? Maybe with an external usb sound card? I'm talking about a quality approaching that of a top-of-the-line pioneer or comparable system.
And at this, I responded appropriately.
If you'd searched, you'd kknow what people have done to achieve top-shelf audio quality.
Here's a thread to point you int he right direction, assuming you want to go the route of using SPDIF output to a digital decoder:
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...ighlight=SPDIF