Most expensive or highest quality digital source ever in your system?

Dingus, why not? You just hook the buffer onto the end of The EAD as you did with the kenwood analog out. The EAD/Wadia just have to be together because it's two pieces of CD playback that are normally found in one box. The buffer and DAC are two very different things.

that was my initial plan, but after talking about it i came to the conclusion that this wouldnt give a true appraisal of the B-283 or the Wadia\EAD combo. i guess i'll try the trio and see who i like how it.