I have an Audio Mirror NonOS Dac and I'm using my Sony XA777ES player as the transport. Yeah, the little $500 dac is better than the $3,000 Cd Player - IMO. Bigger soundstage and warmer sound without losing the details are the biggest differences. And like they claim, I do favor it over the Sony SACD's on some titles, so I play the CD layer. I know the Sony is a good transport too as I used to have a Proceed CDD transport only (nice unit) and the Sony was it's equal soundwise...much nicer features on the Proceed though. At this price I think the Audio Mirror is a keeper.
