Haha, I'm not leaving hifi. I'm here because I love music and I am so not leaving music
And I am definitely keeping the Ed 9s
I'm just not going to neglect a nice home experience over a super diminishing returns super impractical super... well, you read the post
As for the "movement" - I'm just putting out some feedback and maybe steering a few people straighter for their dollar
Oh, and Skamp - The Pico DAC is actually pretty nice - and many people enjoy it as an amp as well (I don't - I find the mids too forward and dominant). I don't have particular suggestions for you right now (my area of research with the home setup has been in a price range just above the Pico budget). After a year I finally feel like I know how to shop this stuff (after the typical blunders). If footprint isn't an issue to you, I think you can easily find a better dac and amp solution for the same pricing - especially for the amp chunk.