DAC/PRE

Bel Canto DAC3 does that. Has remote control of digital inputs and volume. It also has balanced outputs.

The Benchmark DAC1 HDR has those features.

the new Weiss 202

Some more options:
- PS Audio PWD
- Esoteric D70 (older, but among the very best you could buy at any price around 2004)
- Wadia 27 or 27ix (same as with the D70)
- Audio Aero Prima
- Weiss Minerva and DAC2
- Berkeley Alpha
- Tact 2.2XP (and you get room correction to boot)
- Theta Gen.VIII (too bad I cannot audition this one)
- McIntosh MDA1000 (in my view too expensive for what you get, but then there are audiophiles paying those prices so there might be something)

I put together this list from reading reviews and a lot in A'gon and AAsylum, then decided to get a preamp instead of a DAC with volume control so can't say much about the sound of these. I couldn't help but wonder if the Bel canto DAC3 (a great unit of today) could outclass a D70 or Wadia 271x (best money could buy 6 years ago). I'll let you decide!! :)