PC newbie seeks most reasoned playback

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I am getting ready to change the way I playback music from my PC. Now it goes from the harddrive to the onboard TOSlink then a Sony receiver.

I'm seeking an economical way to get great quality. Is that TOSlink to DAC to amp? If so, what are folks doing about surround sound? What is the most common way to do this? What's the highest quality way?
 
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