Thanks for all the replies. I would strongly suspect that to an audiophile's ear there would definitely be noticeable difference, but am just trying to come to terms with whether there would be any difference to MY ears. I know there are cd players out there for $2000 and higher, so $600 is considered sorta entry level, but even that amount seems like a lot to waste on an old technology. It definitely seems like hard-drive based music is where we're going. That said, the SB3, from all I've read, is definitely NOT audiophile grade out of the box. Maybe I'll buy both and audition them against each other assuming they are returnable. Thanks again for the helpful replies.
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