Yeah, the Audiobytes don't have a DAC (how about that Axiom, a USB/optical DAC integrated into the Audiobytes amp?), so that makes the prospect of getting an external DAC a little less appealing. Those products are not priced for normal humans.

But a small receiver paired with M2s would be really nice (and probably still cost less than most stand-alone DACs).

Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011
Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8
Sony PS4, surround backs
-Chris