On March 22 2017 PitBul34 started on this forum a new thread, dedicated to the remarkable dual ES9038pro d/a converter L.K.S. MH-DA004. The converter became very successful in and outside the Head-fi community, and the thread, under the moniker 'Van Damme's double impact?' became a busy centre...

I have all my music (16/44 cd wav rips and high res FLAC downloads) on a large hard drive in a Dvico Slim 1 media player, by coaxial S/PDIF output connected to a Audio GD Ref 7 DAC.  Further downstream are a Stax 507 and a pair of Quad ESL63. Sound is brilliant, but the Dvico looks decidedly...