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No, it's not (Re: ASIO is required for a PC for anything unless the unit comes with its own driver)

> . . .unless the unit comes with its own driver. . .

Unless? The unit (DAC? soundcard? will certainly need
a driver, whether WDM (Microsoft Windows Driver Model) or
ASIO (Steinberg model). If a unit relies on a generic
Microsoft-provided driver, then that driver will **certainly**
NOT be ASIO!

> The KMIXER is the problem with XP.

OK.

> ASIO bypasses the KMIXER and therefore is
> better suited for PC output. . .

Yeah, and so does Kernel Streaming. So with an app
like Foobar2000, you can use one of the ASIO output
plug-ins (dll [thread] or exe [process]), OR you can
use the Kernel Streaming output option, OR you can
use ASIO output with a "bridge" program like ASIO4ALL
or ASIO2KS that "wraps" Kernel Streaming in an ASIO
"coat".

None of these will help you get bit-perfect output if your
sound card insists on resampling to 48kHz (like, say, a
Creative Audigy). But this isn't a Windows problem
(is it a "PC Problem"? Ah, semantics.)

> [I]f you are going to spend the money on this stuff. . .
> [w]hy not just get a MAC and forget all the issues?

A Mac has no issues? Calgon, take me away!

The biggest issue with the Mac (apart from the added
expense) is that it limits your choices, of both
hardware and software.

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