Totally agree. I have owned a DDP-1 for ~ 3 years, but when I bought it the seller did not hve the PS5. I took ~ 6 months before I located one. It's must have addition. I have made lots of change over the 3 years, the AA clearly revealed them
HTH
Neutral preamplifier recommendation $1K new
Must have: Active, remote, two XLR inputs and XLR output.
Units I’m considering.
Denafrips Hestia
Ladder Bach
Schiit Kara
Topping Pre90
Vincent Audio SA32
Looking for a unit that measures well & has no/little sound of its own. Right now I’m leaning towards the Kara.