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I wouldn't recommend it. Technically, yes, it "would" probably work in some cases (depending on the speaker ofcourse). But at what cost (low volume, crappy sound?)
Desktop speakers usually got some sort of amp in them and do not need an extra amp. I suppose the "Line out" function of the DACport could work for desktop speakers, essentially making it just a DAC and letting the desktop speakers do the amplifying.
Anything else is... probably too hard to drive. You'd need a much more powerful "speaker" amp, or one with both functions (quite unusual, DACport doesn't have it).
I am no expert though. I'm only a beginning audio enthusiast (or "audiophile" *shivers*) so don't take my word for it. You could always use Google or hope a more professional audiophile replies.
You could definitely experiment with it safely like that, and it would work too. Just a reminder: to use the LINE OUT function, set the gain to LOW and turn the volume all the way up.
Generally you want the source to be max volume to maximize quality (or something).
If you use an amp (no DAC) with your PC's internal soundcard as source, you'd need to turn your PC volume all the way up and use the amp for volume control.
Same here, except this time the "source" IS the DAC in the DACport and the other amplifier will be for controlling the volume, so you'd need LOW gain and max volume.
Then again, I've only read a lot about this and have no experience whatsoever, so take my reply with a grain of salt. You could browse the 57(!) pages yourself a bit. Might want to use CTRL+F "line out" to find stuff quickly.