Beyond Ayre Pass and Rowland

I've always had decent gear, NAD, Cambridge Audio, etc. Then I had a Luxman integrated that sounded great but never quite had the oomph to really drive my ATC SCM 19's. 

I sold that and replaced it with a Calyx The Integrated. Class D, precise, nicely made, plenty of juice. But kinda boring in sound and completely lacking if features and sex-appeal.

So I stretched a bit and bought an Accuphase E-470. Wow. I'm sure the esoteric brands named in this thread are amazing, but I'm so floored by the music radiating from my speakers. I've been to Axpona a couple times and have listened to some great stereos, but I think the relatively modestly priced Accuphase amp has to qualify for as a player on the realm of great audio. 

greginnh,
    I just installed both modules, the DAC and the AD-30 phono module. My usual DAC is a Modwright Oppo105D, it's been fun to compare the two. Both are phenomenal, but different. It's a little redundant, but now listening to streaming from the SONOS is more straightforward for my wife (no need to turn on the Modwright power supply, AND the T.V. to navigate to the right inout) . Any way, the AD-30 is crazy good. I've been struggling to find a phono stage that I'm really happy with and have tried several. The Accuphase AD-30 is supremely quiet, lively, detailed. Now my stereo is both better than ever and simpler too.