Rega DAC? Oppo 95 and wait?


Well....Here I am firmly on the fence trying to decide on a DAC for my system. DAC's I'm interested in are the Rega DAC, Eastern Electric Dac, PS Audio iii. All of these DACs have lots of good buzz. The rega is a serious contender but it worries me that so many are for sale used already. Some folks not really digging it in their systems?
Another idea is to just order a new Oppo 95 and wait a while longer to see what other Dacs hit the market in the near future. It's certainly a booming area of audio.

System: Merlin TSM-MXr, Manley Stingray II. Cardas SE9 cables and a MJ Acoustics 150 MKII sub. Some CD players that have been tried (all enjoyed but looking for more) Rega apollo, Oppo 981, Audio Aero Prima, Jolida JD100.

Ideas?

Rob
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Tubegroover....right on. The Manley Amp and Merlin Speakers are the first components I've bought that were bought without too much consideration for price. I swallowed hard to pay out so much cash for 18 watts of tube power. At the same time there are people who spend more on cables. Insanity is relative and factored by the mood of one's wife.
Last night I listened to Eva Cassidy-Live at Blues Alley and thoroughly enjoyed the system. And that's with an old lightly modified Oppo DVD player! The system sounds beautiful and I've heard a LOT of high end systems over the last 30 years. I'm not seeking the holy grail of audio because it doesn't exist. I AM seeking to round out my system with a more state-of-the-art source, but I don't want to experiment in the art of diminishing returns beyond reason.

Rob
I'm slowly...ever so slowly...leaning towards the Rega DAC.

Thanks for the comments.

Rob