I'm still looking for the right source, I have never really owned a top of the line source, I'm owned JVC and denon units, The JVC was and is still a good unit, it's just so old that it's quality faded and as I upgraded the rest of my system it really started to show.

As for the Denon unit, it sounds really harsh and crowded, even with an outboard opamp (in my system). And it broke recently after only 3 years of use.

I'm looking at the slim devices stuff, the transporter is out of my price range, so I'll probably end up with the duet and see how it does. I've also got my eye on an old KCD-40 that matches the rest of my system.. I may pick that up, but it was made in 1990 so my expectations are pretty low.