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Upgrade or Mod?

I'm currently using a Sony CE775 for SACD. Redbook CD's are being decoded using a Link DAC I w/ Audio Alchemy PS3 power supply.

The rest of the current system:
Stan Warren modified Adcom 5400 amp
Quicksilver tubed linestage
Magnepan MG12's
Kimber PBJ interconnects and 8tc speaker cables

While I like the detail/transparency, I sometimes wish I had a smoother, more laid-back sound (especially in the high frequency range).

Need comments/suggestions on whether I should modify the Link DAC or sell the entire set-up and buy a Rega Planet. The cost will be about the same either way.
nhtran

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tsouthworth
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This is not what you are expecting to hear:

While I have not heard any of your components, I have used both Kimbers and would suspect them as passing that type of sound. Depending on the equipment, they can be revealing/very clean or sort-of-"wiry" sounding. (Sorry for the pun, but they've been at my place for 10+ years and been used in many different spots.) YMMV.
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