I have a problem now that I have finally buried the micromega stage5 (god rest her sole). I have £1K to £1.5K that I am willing to spunk on a new player or dac - I plan to only go 2nd hand or exdemo (unless there is a new player/dac worthy of attention). With my setup it is hard to get any demos of kit - I guess this is the price to pay when you dont go the popular kit route :( Kit: CDP - micromega stage5 (now 6 feet under) dvd - sony dvp725d (s'ok, a little long in the tooth) PVR - Sky+ (assorted versions;)) spkrs - Amphion Xenons Amp - belcanto evo 2i rack - rdc aspekt 4 shelf with isol platform i/c cables - kimber ks1120 select balanced i/c spkr cables - monster (some old shite ive had for 12 years) power cables - kettle plug shite. Sooooo, any advise on new cdp or dac would be greatly apreciated:) I like an open dynamic sound - smack the bitch up bass and enter sandman thwack, coupled with smattering of skunk anansie/diana krall/lisa loeb vocals and prince like production. Basically a player that will do it all with good imaging and seperation (so I guess flat earth is not my bag baby). Also advise on cables, but I will only go upto £200 squids on these each. some piccies: [IMG][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b175/lamboy/P1010025.jpg[/IMG][/IMG] [IMG][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b175/lamboy/DSCF0933.jpg[/IMG][/IMG] [IMG][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b175/lamboy/P1010024.jpg[/IMG][/IMG][IMG][IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b175/lamboy/P1010023.jpg[/IMG][/IMG] I am thinking DAC will be the best route so I can add a media player at a later date. Thanks in advance folks:)