I apologize for not posting this earlier, but I now have TWL hooked up in my system. Both Clear Day and TWL sound good, but TWL sounds fuller and richer to me. I know this may not be a fair comparison since TWL's price is higher than Clear Day's. Anyhow, for $500 and under, Clear Day is definitely hard to beat, but if one can stretch the budget a bit more, then I would definitely recommend TWL.