Hi All:
I may as well chime in.....don't mean to be duplicitous, but Russel and Peter are telling it the way it is. In the budget range that you specify, the transport that should be in the top of your short list is the CEC TL2 or TL2x. IMO, if you can, use the ST-Optical digital connection. Jerry Ozment does recommend it. The Parasound CBD2000 is also a good candidate. If you search the archives, you will also find that there are members who like the Genesis Digital Lense with this transport/dac combo.
I may as well chime in.....don't mean to be duplicitous, but Russel and Peter are telling it the way it is. In the budget range that you specify, the transport that should be in the top of your short list is the CEC TL2 or TL2x. IMO, if you can, use the ST-Optical digital connection. Jerry Ozment does recommend it. The Parasound CBD2000 is also a good candidate. If you search the archives, you will also find that there are members who like the Genesis Digital Lense with this transport/dac combo.