Just got mine in the mail today from Germany. Time to burn it in with some headphones and see how it runs.

I'm in the same boat. I think it'll become and addition, rather than trade. The lcd3 is a beast of its own.

You should consider the Asus Xonar Essence (stx). I have really enjoyed mine. It has issues trying to drive headphones over 200 ohms at higher volumes, but plays normal impedance gear at a great volume. You can usually find it for around $180usd. It's worth spending the extra money, as it gives...