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Simaudio I-7 or Pass INT-150
Oops, I meant to say Simaudio, not Plinius. But it holds true for the Plinius as well. 
Simaudio I-7 or Pass INT-150
I demoed both and found the Pass to have better resolution and transparency while being more musical. The Plinius was good, but the sound seemed closed-in compared to the Pass. 
coincident speakers do you have troubadors
What a food fight....this is ridiculous kids. 
Any HDMI recommendations?
Spending any more money than monoprice.com is simply foolish. Enjoy. 
Glass Optical cables for WADIA??
Ok, thanks. The RME 9632 has XLR (AES/EBU) outs as an option from its 9-pin port, so maybe that should be my choice.....any other suggestions let me know. I appreciate all the responses. 
Glass Optical cables for WADIA??
I have a Wadia 521 and want to run my optical out of my PC which has one of those plastic square I am guessing Toslink outputs. I wonder if there is an output I can get for my PC Card which would have the ST output? The card is a RME Audio 9632 
Glass Optical cables for WADIA??
ok, I see where I can get a cable to fit the Wadia end, but the transport end has the traditional plastic toslink out......is this not compatible or can you get the cable with the Wadia fitting on one end and the small square fitting on the other? 
Best Speakers under USD 2,000 Second Hand Price
Proac Tritowers, there is a pair on Agon right now. 
Best sub 4000 dollar standmount.
Its not stand mounted but it is a killer......Proac Tritowe, there is one on Agon right now... 
Good upsampling DAC w. HDMI
Shazam,How does the new PS Audio stack compare to high end players like an Esoteric X03 or something in that range? 
Need dynamic DAC
Sorry to be the downer here, but I have heard the Benchmark on multiple occasions. It is good for the price (less than $1k), but compared to CD players or DACs costing just a little more I think it is outclassed. The idea that the Benchmark compet... 
AUDIOMAT MAESTRO 11: NEW DAC with separate power
Having to deal with Mutine would make it a no brainer to avoid. Regardless of its sound. 
Top 5 sounding cd player in the 1000-2000$ range
Cambridge 840c for solid state, Raysonic CD128 or CD168 fur tubed. 
Does it make sense to go for Pass 0.2 ?
Agree with Audphile1 
Preamp Rec
RA Opus 21, has volume, digital in and is about the best cd player you can buy regardless of price.