What is the best transport?

I would recommend the OPPO with the add-in card to reduce jitter reviewed in TAS in January issue.

Audiopraise Vanity 93 module

http://audiopraise.com/vanity93/overview.php

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

Happy New Year to all! The update as to what I have done and am currently doing is as follows:

1.Bought a PS Audio PWT
2.Auditioned an Esoteric P-03 and had a shoot out with the PWT.
3.The Esoteric was returned to the dealer. I could not hear a $15K difference.
4.I am in the waiting period for delivery of a Music Vault server from Sound Science.

A friend of mine bought a Music Vault server and his experience with Neal Van Berg has been exemplary with regard to installation and start up. SQ may/may not meet my expectation. At the least I have gotten off the snide and am inching forward with something different .

The old adage - " suck it and see " is where I have landed.

How are you gonna interface your server with the DAC ?

The Audio Note has a AES/EBU input. Neal van Berg is providing the digital cable.

Changeout: you're gonna have a tuff time finding a better sounding transport at anywhere near the price of the pwt. thought so 3 years ago when i got the thing and still think so today. even though my pc set/up sounds great (pwdII/bridge), i still go back to the pwt for critical listening. it really is a special piece of gear. wish it wasn't!....i'd love to sell it to pursue other shiny toys. could pack away all my disc's for good as well.

you made a good choice imho. enjoy!