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Can anyone please recommend warm sounding transport/DAC to replace tubed cdp ?
Thanks for the suggestions-- quite a few are new to me.  
Can anyone please recommend warm sounding transport/DAC to replace tubed cdp ?
nordicom: Danafrips is a name I've never come across. . .  will investigate. 
New CDP vs. Separate Transport and DAC ???
CORRECTION TO ORIGINAL POST: I meant to type "DAC technology is rapidly CHANGING".  
New CDP vs. Separate Transport and DAC ???
swampwalker: Thanks for your response. The mod was done by Mitch Singerman, at Affordable Audio in Venice, CA. I'd have to ask him, I guess. The issue of the contribution the tubed cdp currently makes to the system-- and how to compensate if that ... 
Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC?
mesch;I'd e-mail Jeff Wells and ask him.  
Which integrated amp would you pick?
Halo is overrated, IMHO. And yes; I've read all the reviews, but in my system,in my room, I was very much underwhelmed. I've just finished a search for a new SS integrated and ended up with  Wells Audio Majestic. At $3600, it may exceed your budge... 
Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC?
mesch;It's sure made me appreciate my Silverline monitors !I enjoyed my Jolida integrated; it was great for Jazz and other types of acoustic music, but the downside was that I ended uplargely limiting my listening choices to those genres. The Well... 
Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC?
I have ended up with a Wells Majestic integrated. I don't miss tubes at all with this amp-- it sounds incredibly musical to me-- very engaging in a non-fatiguing way yet more dynamic and dimensional than my tubed Jolida. Yes; in the end, I had to ... 
Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC?
glennewdick; The LIO is too pricey for me.  
Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC?
I sent back the Peachtree  nova 150 today. It yielded more detail than the Jolida but the tonality, overall, struck me as very "dry" and "flat". Don't know if these are audiophile terms, but it sounded to me like all the sensuality and depth had b... 
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
Sorry, darkj-- guess I missed the difference between listing types.Thanks for pointing that out. May I say that you are creating a very cool and very welcome resource!  
Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC?
bcgator; I can't argue with your logic. To clarify, I didn't mean to suggest I'd become opposed to integrateds with a DAC; simply that I would no longer be limiting my search to such units, exclusively. What you say makes a lot of sense, especiall... 
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
It would be great if you included not only the company's name and location but also their website url !  
Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC?
I'm thinking back to when I was a kid, in bed with a transistor radio, listening to "Love Me Do" on the Cousin Brucie Show, broadcast from WABC in NYC. Enjoying music sure was a lot simpler back then!  The fact is, there aren't many audio stores i... 
Please recommend a $1500 SS or Hybrid integrated to pair with Silverline 17.5 monitors
sense63; thanks for your report on the Elex-R. I appreciate your feedback.