Me, too, my friend. I have high hopes for China's growing audiophile business. Especially what they've done with DACs---to bring down prices AND massively improve quality---is wonderful. Because they enable the entry into the hobby to those who wouldn't otherwise be able to pony up a king's...
Thanks for the suggestions. The Topping is a bit more than I want to spend at the moment since I'm building 8 channels worth of amp power, and the Pass xover, and (cringe) all that balanced cable that'll be needed. o_O
BUT...since Honey Pie is suddenly feeling sorry for me I just might be able...
Got mine just over a week ago...and it's on the way back to Amazon.de.
Soon after arrival I set it up and plugged it into my Neurochrome amp and my little Partaker B5 mini computer. Power up. SNAPCRACKLEPOP!!!RICEKRISPIES!!!! Or, more appropriately, SPEAKERKRISPIES. Luckily, the speakers were...