Yes indeed Reg. It seems to me that it is another marketing hype. Although I have no experience with the BB1738 DAC either.

But I really liked what I heard through the CEC TL 51Z, no lack in pace&rhythm with a nice boogie factor to boot.

As for the Ayre I've been told it sounds bland...

Due to financial reasons my final list is as follows:

a) CEC TLx51/dx71 combo;

b) Accuphase DP75 (used);

c) Accuphase DP65V (used).

I have no valuable experience with any of those machines. Except fot the CEC combo they all are multibit. Any further thoughts?