Ah!! the audio bug might be biting again. My present 2 channel system consists of: A Conrad Johnson PV14L tube preamp, Van Alstine OmegaStar440EX amp, Consonance CD120 upsampling CD player, & AAD 2001 monitors. Now don't get me wrong, I really do like the way my system sounds, but it's just been buging me about this DAC issue. Do you think a DAC would benefit me & in what way? What are your experiences? What DAC's have you used & how did they perform? My budget is maxed out at $1800. Hopefully your info will allow me to make an educated decision.

Seems like HDCD is making a bit of a comeback?
How does it sound compared to SACD?
I've never heard HDCD even though I have a few HDCD disks but not a compatible player.

Hello - I'm rather clueless about this, so I'll just put it out there:

I received an old NAD 7020 stereo receiver from a friend, and am trying to use it as a pre-amp for my NAD 218 TXH power amp (KEF reference speakers...). It's not working - I keep hearing a loud, repetitive popping through the speakers - not good!

Has anyone heard any news good, bad or indifferent on the new Outlaw 2200 M Blocks? Mono blocks with 200W for $328 ea.