TRL 595-how good is it?

It is really good :)
Stephaen Harrell of 6 Moons has a review on it coming out soon.
Do a search over on AA Hi Rez forum.
Many very experienced people really enjoy it.
You will certainly like it. Whether you think it is better than something else will be interesting to hear. Each person has different tastes.
It may be a matter of different presentations rather than X is better than Y.
I will say that I am done wondering about or looking for a digital front end.

Hey 711: You hit the jackpot! You'll find very few units on the market that will sound better at any price. Be patient and be ready to call all your friends over. The best monies you've spent in audio period in regards to digital. Hand on there is more coming. Keep your ears and eyes open. Later!

Lithojoe:
Patience is really not my virtue here, but I am having fun.

BTW, what else is coming?

How good is it? There are 8 friends of mine right now that own the TRL/Sony 595 that are keeping quiet until they sell their other various modified players, to insure that they get the maximum price.

While I have no real experience with Klipsch loudspeakers of any kind, nor any of your other associated gear, I feel confident that you will like the TRL 595. My primary source used to be my modified Scully 270 open reel deck, playing back my 300 some master dubs. Now I load 5 CD's or SACD's and sit back and enjoy: 1) The analog tape sound of their unit and 2) The convenience of the 5 disc player. (a huge plus for a lazy mid-life guy like myself) 3) And, I don't miss spooling tape and listening to the entire reel, just to hear that one favorite song at the end of the reel. (I realize that any CD player can remedy number 3, but until now, not one has sounded like my mod'ed Scully playing back 2 track masters.)

But what it all comes down to is, if it weren't for number 1 listed above, I wouldn't use it much.

Patience .... patience ...

I have had mine for about a week now and am very impressed. I know this is an over used summary of audio gear but this deck is a great value. There are claims that it competes with the most expensive players out there... which I can't confirm without doing AB's on my system. I do know that for $650 it is a no brainier. It is very airy and high end sounding. I am hearing things I've never heard... bla bla bla. I am curious as to what other more experienced listeners have to say about it over time. One thing about about my player though is that the power button doesn't work. I have been traveling and just haven't gotten around to talking to Paul. I am keeping it on all the time any way to burn it in. The carousel is a real bonus for me. Although I haven’t quite figured out my base management with my Redbook CD's when I throw them on the carousel with SACD's. I have to leave my AV receiver on 6 ch input and it is not sending the lower frequencies to the sub. But like I said I haven't had allot of time to work with it. My experience with Paul/TRL has been excellent. Maybe one of these days I'll be able to afford one of those big TRL amps.