You might also consider a Grace m902 (http://www.gracedesign.com/products/m902/m902.htm). It has a useful feature that the Benchmark and Lavry DACs lack: analog inputs. Thus, if you have a tuner or some analog other source, you can use the m902 without a separate preamp. And, you can get it with an optional remote control.
I haven't heard the Benchmark or Lavry units myself, but in head-to-head comparisons using an SB3 as the source, the sound quality of the Grace was indistinguishable from my Dodson DAC-263 (a fabulous sounding $2000+ DAC that is unfortunately no longer available). -- TiredLegs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37168 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
