Damn Pee, Very nice of you to list all the integrated you found on A'gon. If I never discovered the magic of tubes, I would be all over that MF A300. Shanling looks Veeeeeeery tempting, but.....

One thing though. Members always suggest getting a DAC to improve CD sound. I'm not so sure about that. I believe having a quality transport makes a huge diffference too. I'm not saying this based on my Mararntz, but if you connect different players to a receiver via digital. I can really hear the difference in SQ, and it is pretty evident. I do recommend people to stick with their receiver and add amps, so it's kinda contradicting. But why spend $600+ on a DAC for some DVDP when good CDPs can be had for that price?