Here's a neat little comparison from audiophilia website of the Assemblage (Sonic Frontiers) DAC-2 and DS Pro Progeny if any of you have heard one or the other this might be good for reference.
http://www.audiophilia.com/hardware/dac2.htm
"At the opposite end of the frequency spectrum, the DAC-2 had a satisfyingly deep bottom end, with only the deepest of deep bass notes getting short shrift. The throbbing bass lines on tracks from Holly Cole's Temptation didn't have quite the impact that they have via the Theta DS Pro Progeny, admittedly a processor with a price tag almost double that of the DAC-2's. The only minor quibble I have with the tonal balance of the DAC-2 is its apparent slight lack of energy in the lower midrange/upper bass region. On some discs, this imparted a touch of leanness to the sound of male voice and the lower registers of female voice. Mark Knopfler's voice, on Calling Elvis from the excellent Super Bit Mapped reissue of Dire Straits' On Every Street, lost some of its familiar gravelly texture, a texture that was more apparent through the DS Pro Progeny than through the DAC-2. In addition, Charlotte Neddiger's harpsichord on Tafelmusik's Bach Branderburg Concerto No. 5, had a more "tinkly" character and less authority to its lower registers than it has live or via the Theta processor. In all other respects, however, the DAC-2 proved to be formidable competition for the $995 DS Pro Progeny, in my opinion, one of the best under-$1000 processors. The DAC-2 was the Progeny's near-equal in the areas of imaging, soundstaging, and dynamics. The frequency range from the upper treble to the midrange was handled very well by both processors, the Theta managing to edge out the DAC-2 only from the lower midrange on down. One area in which the DAC-2 was the clear winner was in the area of detail retrieval, as the DAC-2 managed to mine the subtlest of detail from CDs, some of which the Theta glossed over. To be quite honest, before listening to the DAC-2, I had some reservations about comparing it to the DS Pro Progeny given the disparity in price between the two processors. The fact that the DAC-2 could not only compete with the Theta processor, but was actually able to better it in some areas, is a real testament to the skill of the engineers at Sonic Frontiers."
These impressions match up with how I feel and glad he took note of the lower mids and bass which I think are the best attributes aside from dynamics, imaging, and soundstage. Goodnight everyone and see you at CanJam 2015 if you are going