Provided it did not compromise the amplifiers power supply and obviously sound quality, maybe a 5v dc out to power all these USB DAC's etc. I know there are many (myself included) who have specific power supplies for this purpose, but the utility of ditching a box if a high quality dc out could be p...

Cheers - until I can work out how to post images someone else should go.

Rust Never Sleeps?

Working my way through Love From The Planet Gong. Always wary of remasters but they've done an excellent job on the PHP trilogy and Shamal.

Laibach - The Sound of Music
Ian Gillan Child in Time
Motorhead - Iron Fist

Led Zep III, breaking in my B stock AP20 which is now in the dining room system.
Blizzard of Ozz up next.

Well on first listen the new Pixies LP is not too bad, typical loud, quiet, loud, quiet.

Currently Gong, The Continental Circus This is an interesting beast with French TV versions of some old favorites together with some rarities.

Cheers all I suspect I shall inhabit the music room, though a short foray into DIY land is also likely.

Hi - I haven't indulged in Hi-Fi forums for many years, though I watch the music and classic sections of PFM, I did many many years ago post on Zerogain, but found that there's only so much you can say about Hi-Fi. My system's are built round squeezeboxes of many flavors feeding a mixture of Chord, ...