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Next Step Advice

My listening is 50/50 movies/music, although, my first love is the music. I am seeking some advice on my current system (Rotel RB985 Mkii, Rotel RSP976, Wadia iTransport, Paradigm Studio 20v3, Paradigm Center CC470, Paradigm PDR10, Paradigm Atom v5 rear, Audioquest interconnects). I am not really getting the sound I would like and am ready to improve the musical quality of my system. I would like those of you who know about this kind of stuff to recommend best-bang-for-the-buck next purchase. By the way, I rip my CDs in .wav format for the best quality playback on the iTransport.
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What's your budget for an external DAC???

You can get a VERY good DAC for just $400.00.

If that's all you have to spend, then try Cambridge Audio's DAC Magic. You get a whole lot of music and performance for just a hair under $400.00.

I am using one with my Wadia i-Transport 170 and my Apple i-Pod Classic (160 GB -- w/NO compression).

--Charles--
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