Here is an alternative that I'm considering.
As I've read various forum threads over the years, I've learned to appreciate the comments made by a few who seem to know their stuff. And I've also noticed that there are a few topics that these folks all agree on. One of them is room acoustics; getting control of the room environment can have a HUGE benefit on the sound quality of our listening experience.
That said, a decent pre-pro which includes a room EQ might actually sound better than an expensive DAC/pre with no room treatments.
Now, I'll put up my shield and hope none of the arrows from the "true" audiophiles get through.
