The PerfectWave DAC has HDMI input. But only for I2S, not DSD or PCM. Must admit, I got a fair bit more interested in that thing when Jeff said it sounded like vinyl to him. 'Cause I believe he may have heard a couple of records.
I think domesticity must have either interfered with his aim or sapped the vigor from his swing. Next stop, perimeter weighted shovels, for a bigger sweet spot and more forgiveness on mishits.
There have been a lot of complaints about Macbook optical drives suddenly getting very fussy about certain media. It's an ongoing issue, particularly with the Matshushita drives.