My current PC setup is a gaming machine which has a Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro soundcard and the speakers are directly wired to the card via a 3.5mm AUX cable. Finally I have read good things about the Audioengine D1 and not sure whether a DAC in general could help me out. I have also read that at times the difference between onboard sound and dedicated soundcards can be so minimal that soundcards end up being a waste of money. So something like a good soundcard or an external DAC could help bring more 'depth' and 'clarity'.

I had been reading about the onboard sound and dedicated PCI-e cards becoming bottlenecks for good quality speakers, where the quality of the music files are compressed and not 'fully realised' when transmitted to the speakers. I know it might seem petty if I am already satisfied, but I'd hate to think that there is something more I can do to improve the sound. I have recently bought the speakers and while I'm satisfied with them, I would like to push the speakers as far as I possibly can to get the most out of them. I'm having some trouble wrapping my head around what would be the best solution for my new Audioengine A2+ PC speakers.

Audioengine d1 dac vs aune t1