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Behold Gentle G192 Media Player
K.You can also go down the Devialet path... 
Behold Gentle G192 Media Player
Mc,This is exactly what I told Audiolabyrinth yesterday.Spot on! 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Please be aware that the Signature Rendu is not the same as the regular (basic) Rendu ($1200 or so). It is an all out assualt and the key is the PDN design by John Swenson who is well known online. I copy Paste Barrows explanation. He consults for... 
Behold Gentle G192 Media Player
ZD, you are not wrong.Streamer is just a quiet transport that is designed optimized for music, accepts ethernet/wifi, etc and outputs in Dac friendly formats like USB, HDMI, RCA, BNC eutc. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
CStooner,You could the $14K Dartzeel "Danalogue" that is about to be release. Its the LHC-208 and its an Ethernet Dac (to 384PCM (DXD) and DSD128) and 200 wpc Integrated amp in one. For darTZeel, that is very "cheap".Otherwise, just get a Sonore S... 
Behold Gentle G192 Media Player
Correction, this is the runt of the litter at $16K. The $50k sibling is newer.No DSD. 
Behold Gentle G192 Media Player
Isnt this a $50K piece of kit??That needs to be said upfront. Its audio jewelry with a fantastic screen/display. 
What's the greatest bargain in DAC's these days?
Shubert,In live in CH and have gone to the Zurich and Montreux shows, as well as the Warsaw shows. German brands are well represented at all except Montreux...Swiss only.Germany has some great brands like Fisher&Fisher (slate speakers), Avante... 
What's the greatest bargain in DAC's these days?
Shubert, no love for Swiss audio? I guess that is even more detrimental to the wallet! LoL 
The end of pono?
Uncle Schubert...can you send me a pair of your Devialet Phantom Silver speakers when you get bored with them?LoL 
DSpeaker Anti mode 2.0 Dual Core
Lots of threads over at Audiocircle. 
Lampi L5 vs Amber
Amber review here:http://ayllonmedia.com/1/post/2015/01/the-lampizator-amber-dac-plus-is-it-a-dac-lite-or-a-real-contender-in-home-audio.html?fb_action_ids=10152991492212726&fb_action_types=dragndropbuilderapp%3Ashare 
Lampi L5 vs Amber
Not many people have heard both (I have not heard the Amber myself and only once heard the Big5), but I would imagine that the L5 DSD would be better, given its "chipless" engine.Amber Dac is based on Sabre chip. Apparently sounds great, but its D... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Actually a used Pacific Microsonics PM2 DAC/ADC will likely cost more than $20K used! 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Wrong Matt.LoL