A while back I did some research on these--my poor recollection is that I wasn't impressed with the DAC part of the equation. I do use Dynaudio BM5a's (internal amps) throughout the house (from ebay. I suggest you google some of the models that interest you and look for pro sound magazine reviews. The best are very informative. BTW you can spend a fortune on the higher end ones as they often have the ability to adjust for room placement.
Here's some links: http://www.soundonsound.com/articles/Reviews.php http://mixonline.com/gear/reviews/ http://www.proaudioreview.com/section/Digital-Audio-Processing Good Luck and let us know what you come up with, George -- gsawdy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gsawdy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14330 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67567 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles