Hi Peter

Not sure of anything to be wary of, but one point may be to look at buying used 24/96 versions straight off. It will work out a lot cheaper than buying 16/44s and upgrading the DACs later. I'm looking at moving to D55ks at some point, so have swithered as to whether it's worth spending �1200 to upgrade my D5ks. I can't accomodate both D55s and D5s as my room is to small to use D5ks as rears, (upgraded or not), so I'd be losing big time if I subsequently sold the D5ks after investing that amount in them. That said, the 16/44s still sound superb, and if you run your source through a 518 (which you can pick up for about �300), it's a huge, but inexpensive, upgrade. I don't think you live too far from here, so if you want to hear said kit in action, drop me a line (just wait 'till I get 'me woofers mended!)

Cheers

George