I am looking for an upgrade to my HM601 R2R DAP. After reading some hundreds of pages of forums and reviews, these three seem to be the most regarded DAPs in 1500$ region. The R2R2000 Red seems to loose to other 2 in almost every possible way, despite the sound (no EQ, no hardware buttons...

After studying head-fi for a few days I came to the conclusion that these 2 are one of the best earbuds in their respective lines and overall: ZF has top sound quality, but not sure about its cable (microphonics, portability); Moonbuds have a great cable and look gorgeous. But I couldn't find...