My last system totaled at around $24,000. I've got a brand-new McIntosh MC275 VI (which cost $5,759), and a brand-new McIntosh D100 (which cost $2,400) with JBL speakers from Kenrick Sound. That's all I'll ever need. I didn't buy the McIntosh D150 with DSD because it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference to me and doesn't justify spending an extra $1,000. With that said, I don't believe nor do I hear a difference in quality to what the OP is asking. I'm also not a firm believer in cables, magic beans, cable risers, magic markers, suspending my equipment in mid air, and many other things ClaytonD mentioned earlier.