that hipster audio cred? cringe like RGB or fat dope like uhh NH-D15?

"There are lots of reasons people buy external DACs, but the most common is because they are pretty cool. You are unlikely to find many of your friends that have a DAC. Nothing screams, "I know more about audio than you," than having a device that has your friends scratching their heads. While there are a number of reasons to buy a DAC, the best two are to eliminate noise from your source and to combat systemic jitter. If these are your issues, an external DAC is the solution."