Looks like the new Musical Fidelity M3 Series should be out soon and priced just under half the price of the current M6 line (so under $1.5K):

http://www.musicalfidelity.com/produ.../M3-Series.asp



IMO, this is the best looking entry level series in quite some time from MF...

Also of note is that the previous UGO Integrated, the A1 is now selling at only $850 on Audio Advisor, a very tempting price for a 36 watt Class A Integrated...