Digital Source; what would you do?


Hello all, I've been lurking these boards for some time now hoping to improve my audio system from the vast expierience of Audiogon posters. I currently have paradigm s4's amp'd by a bryston 2b sst crossed over at 60-80 hz (depending on material) to a martin logan descent running off a denon 3805 in a surround setup. My main source right now is my computer using a chaintek av710's digital output at 44.1 to the DAC's in my denon receiver.I am under the belief I need to bypass the denon to clean up the sound as I have heard the denon can exibit a hard treble coupled with the metal dome tweeters in my paradigms. And I'm sure most of you know how fatiguiing that could be. Don't get me wrong though I'm not (yet) looking to give up on the paradigms so no bashing my tweets please :) as I find certain discs to sound quite good (Norah Jones, Jack Johnson, Accoustic Alice in Chains, anything accoustical sounds good really. I do like to let it rock a bit though and find listening to Tool it can get a bit edgy quick. As far as my temporary Room accoustics go my apartment living room is far from Ideal with glass patio doors along one side, french den doors in the rear and open to the kitchen and hallway on the left side. I can live with the current HT performace, as my system does nothing terribly objectionable in this regard. I use my computer to upconvert ripped archived DVD's and plan to keep doing that until I get a sony blu-ray player that I am hoping can serve as a sacd/cd player or CD transport. Ok I think I've laid enough back ground on my humble setup and would appreciate any opinions on improving 2 channel performance. I currently like the idea of going with a bryston b100 sst DAC using the HT pass thru and possibly trying bi-amping or selling my 2b. Anyone know if you can bridge the amp section of a B100? My other options of course would be a stand alone DAC, usb or otherwise as well as just a dedicated cd player. Hopefully somone has gone through a similar situation with good results. any opinions would be be greatly appreciated. thanks, Dan

sceptre
Thanks for the interest guys.

Matrix- I picked up 10,000 days and I agree it is far better sounding then there other albums, it acutally does not fatige me at all. I was listening to Korns new disc and a few songs off that were creepy 3D on my current setup albiet a bit thin, not much mind you. Good cds do sound good just a hair thin in the mids and (can be) a tad bright. As far as the denon having eq I dont think it helps with my system/room as I prefer to leave it off. I have heard people say that the bryston could be a mismatch but I'm hoping with the right preamp or the right DAC straight to the bryston might yield the improvement im lookining for. I've been looking for a bryston b100 sst DAC on audiogon to audition, one was available not that long ago but I did'nt have the funds at the time. I would also try a seperate DAC, but it would have to be able to run my amp directly ie some sort of volume control, and I've heard doing that can sound thin if not the right system match. Ok one last thing, analogue cables... I have been looking to replace my interconnects as well which truthfully could make more of a difference then I presently think they will. I can't say I have tried any expensive cables and I do not want to voice my system with cables, But I am in need of a quality low capitance 75 ohm cable at a good price. I will look into the Cardas per your advice.
oh btw I agree with dumping the Denon but I can't afford to replace it currenty. what I can afford is a seperate HT passthrough DAC or preamp and stereo cables
Sceptre, Give the Cardas golden cross interconnects a shot if you can, but gotta warn you it looks that 350 used is about what you are looking at! I have read much on these cables and they could really be that good, but no expereance myself, however I do Have cardas from my cartridge on my vinyl rig all the way to the preamp and its the best wire I have heard in this instance, very smooth, very full, and even slightly warm sound, and good deep bass.