Quote Originally Posted by Mr Peabody
Any place you can hear the Arcam 73t? This is the player I was going to put into my 2nd system until my CJ fell in my lap. Arcam very good.

I know it would be a risk because of no return but the used Conrad Johnson DAC's are your price or cheaper on Audiogon and even with some years on them will knock your socks off with sound stage and midrange. Their sound seduced me and still has me in a spell
To tame brightness, I'd consider a tube preamp ahead of various other components. Older Conrad Johnson preamps look like good value for someone looking for the tube experience, (though they don't have remote controls). Newer ones, used, such as this PV14L, are compeditive price-wise with ARC, BAT, Sonic Frontiers, etc. For that matter, all these used tube units represent great value to the enthusiast, IMO.