Hmm I like that it is using burr brown op amps. I tore the op amps out of my soundcard on my computer and added some burr browns .. very nice op amps.

$450 is a bit steep but I like the fact that it can play off of a USB hard drive.. I wonder if it'll be able to play lossless audio formats like FLAC and whatnot. I guess that'll be the deal breaker for me. It's awesome that it has such high quality components but honestly what is the point if all it can handle is CD's or compressed audio formats from an ipod or usb drive?

Time will tell I guess..


edit:

Playback: MP3/AAC/WMA Playback

Yea, deal is dead for me Not about to convert 150gb of FLAC to AAC or WMA. Companies need to start taking advantage of FLAC right meow.