Wow, what a great list of feedback, I can see I have my work cut out for me!
jameskk, I never thought about the ZCD 200i as an option, although I don't have many CD's, I prefer reading files from my PC as my source, so it would almost be a waste to get something with a CD player. But good to know!
Donnie, the Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 has got some great reviews, but I was trying to get 24/192 ... Although the DAC2 has that feature, but at $499 more.
busterfree, the PS Audio looks promising. I'll definitely check into that one. I think I read somewhere that Lon has the big brother PerfectWave ... that is a cool piece of gear, however out of my budget.
JazztoGo, the AVA's are interesting. I never heard of them, but would love to hear that hybrid tube DAC ... very industrial looking design too! I wonder if they come up on audiogon every once in a while for a used one?
Morganc and opnly_bafld (cool name by the way), I read about dB Labs last year and then forgot all about them, Have you seen this thread
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=74816.0 ? It is an extensive post about their products and overall just a whole lot of good info in general.
Thanks guys for the great feedback!