I am not going to comment on the sound of The Element, as to me this is electronic device, and there's not much to describe without measured values, which are posted on JDS Labs site (I am engineer by trade, numbers is my language). My ear did not notice any gaps in their testing, no weird noises, clicks, hum, stuttering, and I get enough volume on all of my headphones, so I am happy. I bought it to replace O2/ODAC due to ergonomic issues with them (tiny, uncomfortably positioned volume knob, front connections).   What I would like to comment on...