Audio Aero Prima vs. Resolution Audio Opus 21

The Prima DAC's don't come up used very often, but it sounds like that would be ideal. In the meantime, maybe I need to try out a few of your other excellent suggestions like the Harmonix, Audio Magic, PS Audio, etc. It's all just a matter of budget and sonics, right?

Thank you all for the input. It's very helpful.

Howard

Budget, isn't that always the deal? I would like to know more about your electronics, speakers, present ICs, power cords, before coming up with the conclusion that it is your Prima that needs changing. I can't see it. The Prima, drop dead, amazes me on every listen. For the sound and the $$...give us your system; and we'll give you the world (oops), I mean give you enough to drive you crazy...

Boa,
All you hear about the AA Prima is correct.
I had one and traded for the Capitole MKI,but I'll tell you the Prima is a very compelling player for 1/4 the price of the Capitole.Now that being said I also eliminated my preamp cause I am single sourced.As for conditioning it is a must and Audio Magic's are amazing and also the Z-Squared Cube for a lot less money.
I also agree with Cytocycle about the other player descriptions,I can't believe his descriptions are exactly as I heard them.Really it must be like a mind meld or something.
Oh ya I still kick myself in the ass for not keeping the Prima as a spare unit .
Cheers,Peter

You know, after I put my Michael Wolff source cord on my CD player, it readjusted my standards for drawing conclusions about the sonic signature and capability of a component. Just when I thought I knew the player's limits,
the stunning effect on the dimensionality and dynamics of the music forced me to a new appreciation that I would have previously considered impossible.

The rest of the components:
Audion 7W 300B SET integrated (one source input & attenuator knob, is all) with WE300B/Siemens CCa 6922 tubes.
Klipsch La Scala's (the most transparent, you-are-there speaker I've yet heard, save perhaps the Avantgarde's)
Z-Squared Au/Au IC
Quicksilver pure silver speaker cables
Wolff PC's on both the CDP & amp

Every power conditioner I've tried thus far only veils the transparency of the horns. I've not tried the Audio Magic or Z-Squared Cube. Also, we live in a rental, so dedicated lines are not currently (CURRENT-ly, get it?) a possibility.

So there you have it. I think I'm probably just getting too fussy about this, because actually it sounds rather amazing. Bad tweaker!

Howard

I forgot to add that we are also getting an ACI Titan sub as well. Because even though my wife recently decided that she wanted to consolidate two systems back into one, her love for Tool has not waned.