Definitely go for the industry standard green dumpster. 9 out of 10 professional sanitation engineers can't be wrong! You can tenderize your steak before you boil it using the sledge hammer. When it's done, throw it all in there with the Bose speakers and we'll have us a little piece of heaven in a dumpster served-up Audiophile style! 5-star chefs will turn their backs, while Ferarri mechanics try to figure out where the engine is, but we'll all be happy cause we've got everything we need in that green dumpster.
I don't need anyone to tell me what I should like C5150. Specialists, critics, 5-star pros, Oprah, nor the Pope have no clue as to what makes me tick, or what I enjoy...shit, Oprah doesn't even know me, and the last time the Pope was over he fell asleep on the couch and snored all night. If I go out and buy the latest list of Records to Die For from the recent Stereophile I could almost guarandamntee you I'll dislike more than half of them. If I go out and watch all the movies that Siskel and Roper give a thumbs up to...well that'd probably be just about everything they review...there would certainly be quite a few I'd dislike. You may have some magical technique to cook steak, but it ain't necessarily gonna' make everyone happy. Critics may agree....top professionals in the field even...unimpeachable authorities may make declarations to end all declarations...none of it will matter cause you or me or anyone on this list will experience it in a unique way, whatever it may be. Shoot, just take a look at any of the hundreds of threads that ask the question "What is the best __________" and take a gander at the wide variety in the list of answers. I want to start a thread asking simply, "What is the best answer?!"
Agree with Stevecham about the MP3/iPod combo...you can keep it, and better pick up a bottle of Advil if you plan on listening to it for any length of time. The op-amp in iPod leaves much to be desired. Line-out is not nearly as bad - if you go into a good headphone amp, use WAV or Apple Lossless and some good cans, you've got something quite listenable. Still, I'd trade the combo for a nice solid boat anchor with a good DAC and speakers any day. Ahoy matey! Blast yer' scuppers! Haul in the mizzenmast! Weigh anchor, we're off to sea!
Marco