Rx8man, you can tune the sound you want with virtually any tubed DAC (or anything with tubes, really); if you have an earlier Audio Logic without the transformer upgrade, you have 4 tubes to play with, 2 if you did the upgrade. The problem of course is unscrewing all those little Allen screws in the chasis, getting the unit where you can make the change, and reconnecting and reconstructing everything. A true PITA!
Peter, you should hear the new version of the Audio Logic if you can (you can make a return visit if you want), it is quite good, and you might want to hear a Modwright modded Sony if you can, that is not a bad suggestion, given my experience with Jerry O's mods to my Sony--certainly saves on digital cable, will improve the SACD playback as well as CD and the shorter signal path can't hurt.
Peter, you should hear the new version of the Audio Logic if you can (you can make a return visit if you want), it is quite good, and you might want to hear a Modwright modded Sony if you can, that is not a bad suggestion, given my experience with Jerry O's mods to my Sony--certainly saves on digital cable, will improve the SACD playback as well as CD and the shorter signal path can't hurt.