LOL....I am so glad I asked this question (my first posting!) and so happy to see there is total unanimity <G>. It reassures me that I was not missing something obvious to all. And that there is still room for subjective experience. Once my head stops spinning from the excellent comments, I'll have to make some decisions. I am not convinced yet that the best SQ wouldn;t be from the Transporter and a decent quality (around $1000-1200) DAC, but I wouldn;t refuse to spend less than that if the SQ was as good. I also hate to give up my older Conrad-Johnson preamp, although its not doing too much... other than adding nostalgia, an additional set of interconnects, and the analogue volume control. (I'm currrently using an older CJ Amp and older B & W speakers, but auditioning newer everything). Oh, and while SQ is important, so is domestic acceptability. Thanks, and please keep the excellent advice on this subject coming.
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