Modern Day Good Transport

I should mention too that I am doing something pretty cool with the DAC. I am running an Apple Airport Express into it via Toslink and am getting excellent results. At this point, I am leaning towards a Theta Transport or even a Meridian 500 MkII...

Kid
If you got a Genesis Lens, you could run both your Sony (as transport) and the Airport Express through it--it'll improve them both.

You wouldn't need as expensive a cable from the transport to the Lens--use your better cable from the Lens to DAC (though a better cable to the Lens will have some effect).

I have a new-found appreciation of my Lens after recently removing it from my system. Didn't notice too much initially, but putting it back in surprised me by how much more engaging the music was.

Along the lines of Mikesinger's comments, I was thinking of selling the Lens, it's cables (digital & power) and buying a better transport, but after this little experiment, I'm going to pass and keep the Lens for now.

Belt drive.

could do a new cac belt drive tl2mk2 and a dcs upsampler(has any one done a comparison to the lens?)

Jafox said:

"Counterpoint DA10 (awesome unit for the price)"

I picked up one of these a while back in a trade...a complete surprise to me, I agree with you 100%.

Kid...sorry about the somewhat off topic post.

Dave