Not a problem! I had no need for it while I was here in Texas. Figured I might as well share the love with you guys for a bit. You didn't seem to like it as much as marv, but that's totally ok. Nothing wrong with some differing viewpoints. You both explains your impressions well.

I know Anax's priorities and I had a strong feeling he would stick with the PWD2/Denon combo. We both tend to really like the resolution, sparkle, air, separation, articulation of the sigma-delta DACs - and are unwilling to part with that - even if we have to deal with a little bit of that raspy digital stuff. (Just a little, since we also both detest the typical "Sabre" treble thing.) And again, I've never liked the classic ladder or NOS DACs.


With the M7 coax vs. PWD2-i2s  - for me, it was also close. Could have gone either way, and I would have probably stuck with the PWD2 just out of convenience. I2S pushed the M7 to another level - along with a USB connection mod (filter and cut +5V) mod to the OR5. The biggest difference between the two was the "blackground". The M7 coax was just much less black than the PWD2-i2s.