First off, i have never heard a perfectwave cd player, only read a review or two, but i am on my third PS Audio DAC - now a directstream. I usually buy my kit second-hand, and have been waiting for a directstream cd transport to come up, but nothing for the last year or so. I recently spoke to the PS Audio importers, who advised that Oppo supplied parts for the directstream player, and as they no longer make those parts the directstream player is no longer available. A replacement is 'on the cards' but no real ETA.
They did advise that the perfecwave transport was the best match for the directstream DAC due to the I2S connection between the two.
I use a modified old Dennon dvd player, and don't think it lacks for much, so very curious about how the matching combo would sound.
PS Audio Directstream DAC, modified Dennon DVD player, SP10, Trans Fi linear tracker, Stack audio streamer
1980's Aloia 6L6 prototype, Cat's Whiskers Autum Leaves 300 B mono blocks, Definative Audio modded Rogue 88 Magmum 6550. Firebottle LDR battery pre. Classe 103, Herron VT2
RFC Tannoy Cheviot's,Wilmslow Audio modified Chario Academy Millenium II's,Frankenstein DIY's, Oris Onken horns, Fostek full range drivers
Ripnas etc