Thanks for the responses. Currently have a Jolida JD100, Scott Nixon Tube Dac+, and the older Birdland Odeon Lite. As much as I like the Jolida and Tube Dac+, I am still looking for something that is a little more tonally rich and dynamic than the Jolida. I could be happy with the Tube Dac (and plan on keeping it in a second system), but I am trying to simplify as much as possible the family room system.
Regarding upsampling- I have no biases one way or the other-the Tube Dac+ apparently does not do much processing of any kind and sounds great. On the other hand, I also like the upsampling Birdland Dac- using it's volume control into a pair of Channel Islands Gainclone monoblocks. To my ears, compared with the the Jolida or Tubedac, the Birdland captures more of the smoothness, dynamics, and image density of vinyl. Perhaps the Birdland adds more of its sonic signature to each recording than the tube dac+, but its sound is more in line with what I am looking for to match with the Bel Canto amp. Other than the Roksan, was also considering used Audio Aero, Cary, Naim...
Regarding upsampling- I have no biases one way or the other-the Tube Dac+ apparently does not do much processing of any kind and sounds great. On the other hand, I also like the upsampling Birdland Dac- using it's volume control into a pair of Channel Islands Gainclone monoblocks. To my ears, compared with the the Jolida or Tubedac, the Birdland captures more of the smoothness, dynamics, and image density of vinyl. Perhaps the Birdland adds more of its sonic signature to each recording than the tube dac+, but its sound is more in line with what I am looking for to match with the Bel Canto amp. Other than the Roksan, was also considering used Audio Aero, Cary, Naim...