How do Digital Amps Mfrs. compare in sound?


I am so excited about all the reviews of various digital amps out there. I just know this is the future of audio because the value is just too irresistable.

But, there are so many companies out there: PS Audio, Bel Canto, NeForce, Wyred, Spectron, etc just to name a few. To compound the issue(s), the modding companies like Cullen Circuits are upgrading and modifying digital amps. So are there differences between these companies products' sound or does digital equipment sound homogenous? Where does the biggest "bang-for-the-buck" lie when it comes to digital amps? Has anyone directly compared any of these digital amps to each other?
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I have a NuForce integrated I purchased used here on the Gon. It definitely had a nasty glare on top. I sent it in to NuForce (xlnt service) for a V2 upgrade - glare is all gone and it is a very sweet unit with great dynamics - and I only use it with digital sources.

The gentleman I bought it from is, among other skills an equipment reviewer. When we were discussin the upgrade (which was the plan going in) he wrote me that "I think the learning curve is still relatively steep on this kind of stuff which means upgrades not to far out from release (a few years at best) have meaning."

As noted, at least in my experience this has turned out to be true.