Parasound D/AC-1100 w/ gustard u12 - My current favorite dac. Huge, but doesn't get hot. Uses 2 PCM63 chips (mine are upgraded with K grade). Extracts a ton of micro and macro detail from recordings. I never thought that the hd600s were so capable of scaling up so high. This dac has been the most significant upgrade for the past year. Aside from the detail retrieval, this dac has fantastic imaging and better soundstaging compared to the gungnir. While the bass doesn't quite hit as hard as the gungnir, it is much more detailed, well extended, and rumbles deeper. While I wouldn't exactly call the treble smooth, it is not harsh in any way. I feel like this is what a vintage R2R dac sounds like.

Yup. same deal with the Monarchy. The Magni is known for being a bright amp and that treble that comes from it doesn't let me get away with indiscriminately pairing it with headphones, like my HAP-S1 did. There is a huge wad of 3K/4K glare, but I'm confident it comes from the Magni. It's pleading for a more musical, warmer amp. Weekend fun...

It may be placebo, but I've had the thing on since Monday (there is no on/off switch...it turns on when it is plugged in) and I think the imaging has tightened up a bit. It feels more centered and defined.

3 - 3.5 grand.

And a new website? 

Looking forward to hearing the BW at the West LA meet! Hope it is not as bright as the 4-45.

I finally got around to trying out the Theta DSPro Gen V I mentioned earlier in this thread at the dealer. Oh. My. God. Its better than I imagined. I can't go back to the D-S stuff I was trying out weeks before. He stuck the price at the equivalent of about $1650 so I figured I may as well save a while longer for a Yggy. Thanks guys for the advice.