Try a CD50, you ought to like it very much. I've not heard the Electrocompanient, nor have I heard the Pioneer/Bel Canto combo, or EVS Millenium DAC. I hope you find something that you can keep and enjoy for a long time, like I have been able to do.
Electrocompaniet VS. Resolution Audio
Has anyone been able to compare the ECM-1 with the CD-55 (or CD-50)? I've heard about people who have compared the ECM-1 to Meridian, Levinson, etc, but not Resolution Audio. I've heard both described as "very musical", so I was wondering what you thought. How would either of these units compare to a Pioneer DV-05 with a Bel Canto DAC1 or EVS Millenium DAC? Thanks...