USB Audio output for a intel Mac Mini

Is there a USB Audio output device I can get for the Intel Mac Mini, that works in both Mac OS X and Windows XP Home?
I took my Mini apart to put in a hard drive, and now the sound sometimes doesn't work (Internal or External).
-Locutus

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