Can anyone please recommend warm sounding transport/DAC to replace tubed cdp ?

aniwolfe; I asked because my impression (based on 6Moons review)

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/psaudio7/perfectwave_3.html

is that the best sound to be gotten from the PS Audio player is via the PSA I2S interface, which is accessed via HDMI, not coax. I am a total newbie at this DAC stuff, though, so I could very well be mistaken. 

aniwolfe; here's the (I think) relevant quote:

"For communication between separate transport and DAC, S/PDIF transmission via coaxial cable became the standard. The clear advantage of I²S is that the four signals of Master Clock, Bit Clock, Word Clock and music data are sent down a cable in separate paralleled conductors. S/PDIF combines them in a serial stream and the DAC receiver must ‘unzip’ the various signals and process them further. Clearly I²S has many advantages. It’s simply curious that PS Audio opted for the HDMI standard as the physical carrier for its I²S interface".

I guess I am a bit outdated. I only have experience with regular trasnport, dac and coaxial cable. I hope you find what your looking for. Sorry I couldn't help.

aniwolfe; no worries. I do appreciate your input and I will keep that cable in mind should I decided to go with a different brand.