ART DI/O even in its stock status is still the Gem of the Audio Gem. I use one with a 2.5A power supply, unmodified in my system with a satisfaction - a rare condition for anyone who's been blessed with the disease...
vmps, art d/io, & boldercables.com
as many know, i am fond of vmps, & the art di/o dac. well, the vmps rm-40 has won a "best in show" award at the recent ces. and, here's a quote from vmps' brian cheney to wayne, of boldercables.com, who supplied brian w/a modded di/o. wayne charges $200 for these mods to the ~$130 di/o, & having done most all the mods to *my* di/o, i can easily say it's a most fair price! ;~) anyway, here's what brian had to say to wayne:
"...We used the DIO as our digital source throughtout the Show, since we thought the Sig 9 Muse player loaned to us did not sound as good. My transport was my own 10 year old Krell MD 10."
just thought y'all might want to know... :>)
doug s.