Lend me your ears...

I have a Cary DMS 700. It sounds very analog like, no digital sounding fatigue but also no rolled off highs or loss of detail. It sounds wonderful. I like the Cary App, that it’s set up for Tidal Connect, Spotify Connect, Qobuz, internet radio, AirPlay, and Wi-Fi. It’s an attractive unit with a nice display and the menu is easy to navigate. I don’t use the supplied remote, except for set-up.
If you have questions or problems Cary answers their phone and responds promptly to emails and they’re an American company.
The unit is sold at CaryDirect at a discount, and currently their digital units are on sale. Mine came well packaged and double boxed, no issues.
I realize you were considering the DMS 800, the next step up. If it sounds even better than the 700, it must be fantastic.

I had not heard “In For A Penny…” but just streamed it and it’s delightful, interesting music. I can’t say if it’s tube-like or not, but the instruments sound very detailed, assertive, more neutral than cool or warm. Great imaging and quite engaging, thank you!

I streamed it on Tidal (16/44 only) and Qobuz (24/96 native) and Qobuz is much better sounding. Tidal didn’t have a MQA version, I would like to have compared that. The Cary can upsample up to DSD but to me the native stream is generally the best sounding.

I hope this is helpful. BTW, I don’t use Roon but I sometimes AirPlay CD rips from my iPad and they sound very good also.