Okay, I stand corrected. Must have my mind stuck in "MSB World" where everything is a la carte, and just assumed dCS was the same. So, any word, then, as to the sound quality comparison between the Esoteric N-05XD and dCS Bartok?

Is this really a fair comparison? The Esoteric N-05XD is an "all-in-one" complete with DAC, streamer and headphone jack. I believe the Bartok is only a DAC, where all of the money goes into the sonics. With the Bartok, you still have to come up with at least $5K--probably twice that--on a...