I personally think a 'newer' used dac will get you where you want to go. The Lense will only pass up to 20 bits. ---It was a good piece in its day.---Working with 44.1 / 48 sources.--- While it will improve what you got, you need to get closer to today's technology. The Enkianthus (the older one) would have been the way to go.---Thus, you wouldn't need the Lense, or the ECD. Just my opinion. In ths case less IS more--one less box.