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Cary 303/300 or Musical Fidelity A5 with Mac gear?
MCD500 
Linn Unidisk SC as DAC
I use a Cary 306/200 as a DAC and a CD player. I am sure your results would be as positive as mine! The Cary was much better than the Lavry DA10 that it replaced or the CEC DA53 that I demoed. I did find it was worth getting a good audio card (RME... 
best amp for monitor audio g60
McIntosh MC501s!I use three of them with my Monitor Audio GR20s and GR-LCR.I started with a McIntosh MC252, which is now on my GR-FX surrounds. 
SVS Subwoofers for music?
I have a SB12-Plus in my office. I found my friend's REL B3 in his home to be much more impressive.The small size and price of the SB12-Plus was attractive. 
Macintosh for Sophia 1?
My friend used MC501's with his Sofia's and they sound great!He had a MA6900 before and they sounded very good, but there is something special about the MC501's. I now have a MA6900 at work and was using MC252's at home. I recently upgraded to MC5... 
CD Players with digital "in" capabilities
Cary 302/200, 306/200, and 306SACD 
Amplifier advice for Wilson Sophia speakers
My friends Sofias sound great with his McIntosh MC501s and McIntosh C45. 
New sonus faber Cremona M version
"I wonder if a new Cremona Auditor is coming out..."I was told yes. 
Creative+Lavry or USB to IS2
I just upgraded to a RME Hammerfall HDSP 9632 card to feed the Lavry Black DA10 this afternoon and was very suprised at the huge improvement. It replace a USB SB Audigy 2 NX. The McIntosh now sounds the way I expected.Office:PC->RME->DA10-&g... 
Cary CD308 Display
My 303/200 does the same thing. 
best DAC for PC server
I also have a Cary 303/200 and use digital pass through for DVDs and DTS. I have considered upgrading to the 306/200, but I have never been able to hear one. 
best DAC for PC server
Cary 303/200 is a CD player which can act as a DAC. This is what I bought when I went looking for a DAC for my home theater PC. It has HDCD and I use the digital pass through to my A/V receiver to play DVDs and DTS music. I hear the Cary 306/200 i... 
ipod and dac?
I use Media Center -> http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/ to load WAV files onto my iPod and all tag information is retained.