Pono - Ayre and Headphones

Pono is gone. I'm sad about this, though I didn't buy one due to UI issues, they had the absolute best headphone output stage I have ever heard. Mind you, I have not exhaustively compared portable music players, but wow. With my Shure E4s IEMs they were transformative. 

I use an LG V30 now, which has nothing wrong, but also doesn't have the majestic presentation of the Pono. Pretty much the only way I'm going to get this again is by buying an Ayre Codex, and strapping a battery to it. :) 

So, I'm just putting my wish out to the universe: I wish LG would partner with Ayre, or Ayre would partner with Fiio for a new portable with their output stages. 

Thank you,

Erik