Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark.

"Funny thing is that nearly every review I read on DACS, etc is how close they sound to analog."

Could it be because people writing reviews are different crowd/demographics than most of the music listeners out there? They want what they decided it should be, not necessarily what is "better". People outside of this very small group of "audiophiles" cannot care less for analog sound.

skypunk,

Thanks for invitation, but I do not eat meat. I will have to check what water wings are.

EDIT: Thanks to the Internet, I figured out what water wings are. No need for them. I am yet to meet a wading pool I cannot stand in. Yours does not seem to be unusually deep.

@gulpson I cook a mean veggie burger.

Guess you don’t have kids? Water wings are inflatable flotation devices that kids slip over their arms AKA floaties. My kids are all grown but we may have some in the pool house ( shed that holds all the pool junk)

Cheers.

@tomic601 it was all in jest.

Cheers. 

@tomcy6 I do not drink. 
Now if I were a professor @ Columbia I would snort China White (heroin) every evening to unwind. I am not judging...yes I am.

But I do not so I come here and jerk a chain or two.

No hard feelings and enjoy your evening.

Cheers.