I have a feeling this is the case.  Although I haven't heard the DAVE as yet, I was impressed by the USB input on the Hugo TT -- it seemed pretty much immune to what was plugged into it, at least in my setup.  That's potentially worth the cost of admission alone once the cost of a decent...

  Thanks for your reply Hubert, I appreciate it.  Looks like the DAVE could be well worth a demo in that case.  The rest of the system is pretty revealing so it should show up any differences.   Pete.

Has anyone done a direct comparison between the DAVE & older QBD76 HDSD?  I've owned the QBD76 for quite some time now & really like it but thinking about an upgrade.  Have already tried the Hugo TT but it really didn't do it for me -- I also found it somewhat "thin"...