Man, I gotta read it xD
And for sure, im gonna pm you warp :P
Im still waiting for you to get JH-3a/JH16 and if it would be possible: hm602 and em3pro and westone es5, so I could know a guy who got all the stuff that im considering xd
Clip+ or Fuze rockboxed if size and sq does matter as a prior.
I wont mess up your head with sflo2 or sony x1050 since it might be better, but only might and it really depends on rest of your system/rig and on your music...
I think that ath-m50 amp isnt really needed. Im basing on its spec's, not by experience.
Clip+ is great dap.
uDac is very cheap, so I think the best way to see if its needed, is just buying it.
If you wont like it, you could...
It isnt a no-go for audiophiles, since many audiophiles are audiophile about a one kind of audiophile stuff: portable headphone or home headphone or home speakers or caraudio stuff.
iPods dont sound bad, those sound good, but not...
I think that just sending your imod to RWA is better way. It will get better battery, better parts which are supposed to lack in quality and you could incrase your storage capacity.
