Quote Originally Posted by Ajani
Hmmm.... not sure I'd add the Musichall DAC, nothing I've seen in its reviews suggest it would be an improvement over the Oppo Blu-ray Player...

Interesting choices (all good components, except maybe the Musichall)....

I never went for step 4 though, cuz I think it's pretty easy to put together a great system once you have that kind of budget...
In fact the digital components are the trickiest. So ...

Say you're only going to play discs, (no computer files), and want SACD as well as CD. Fine: skip the DAC and go for a Marantz SA8003, $1000 ...



Or say you don't care about SACD but do sometimes play computer files: Cambridge 740C with digital inputs, $1100 ...



Or say you only listen to computer files, skip the disc player and spend a bit more on the DAC. Either the Benchmark DAC-1, $1000 ...



Or the PS Audio Digital Link III, $700 -- could be the real bargin here if you don't play discs (!!) or if you combine with a cheaper CDP as a player ...