Living with an audio interface...

I am about to purchase a Haswell iMac running 10.9, and am looking at using an external DAC/audio interface.
I would at some point possibly have a use for a line-in, so an interface would suit ideally; but more important is the ease of operation and access to a higher quality DAC.
I'm after a unit that will simply kick in when my mac is booted (start up sound I will forgive), and be the sole recipient of any sound my mac makes.  What I'm hoping to avoid is having to open up various settings windows (or worse - a hideous 3rd party app) in order to get the thing working, every time I boot.
Not the most rewarding thread to respond to, but trust me when I say I'd be over the moon to find out that which umpteen yt vids, online users guides and reviews have failed to put across.
Thanks

To add:
I'm not after specific product recommendations; more whether such products can be added in such a way as described above.

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