After a few more days of running full time the Onix player has progressed from uninvolving to invloving. What I mean by that is when I sit to listen I'm no longer tempted to remove the Onix and replace it with the modded Toshiba or the Scott Nixon DAC. It's still not quite equal to the Scott Nixon but for $299 it's a helluva deal, and I haven't upgraded the Op Amps yet. So if you have $1,000 to spend on a CD player you can do better, but if you've been thinking of upgrading from a mass market player and your budget is limited you should consider the Onix as a definite step up.