Pctower, I am running through an Audio Note 3.1x. Extremely musical. With other transports, such as Linn cd-12 the presentation added detail and delineation, but lacked the massive soundstage and body. My feelings are that all components offer up some coloration, or euphemistically, a signature. I lean towards a fuller body rather than lean and taut. Such are the components I own; tube amp, preamp, and much vinyl. The upgrades claim to retain the body, eliminate grain, and extend frequency extension.