This brought the single greatest improvement in my system.
AppleTV 160GB internal
Hard Drive based music server dishing up Apple Lossless files. Controlled with my iPhone
Pass Labs Aleph P
With remote.
Pass Labs Aleph 3
My first love. Hearing this was like eating premium vanilla ice cream after having been raised on the store brand. I didn't know it could be so good. This component has been in my system longer than any other.
Tobuns...I must be missing something but where it the digital-to-analog conversion happening? Your BAT pre- does not have an onboard DAC, right? Is there an on-board DAC in the Apple TV? Thx