Also curious as to if there are some good links to DIY FiiO's or amps etc. as I am  HUUUUGE DIY freak. 

Hello [HF]!   First off I gotta say thank you for the long time support of the community. (read: ive been stalking you) You guys are great and some if not most REALLY know your ears and nuances of music and sound fields. I am about to enter the acoustic engineering field of speaker design and...