Hi Caigin.
Do bear in mind that for every keyboard warrior who feels he has to charge into battle to defend his chosen clan there are probably a hundred who read a post and think "fair enough" but don't bother to post.
Regarding the Savant, there was a huge fuss on the Noble thread when it was discovered that there are only a couple of drivers in there. I don't quite get the problem. I buy my gear for how it sounds. I don't really care if there is only one unicorn fart inside my K10's. (There isn't, I checked,my K10's are translucent!)
I think that keeping the driver count secret was a genuine attempt by Noble to counter the "driver warz" mentality and get people to judge them on sound alone. This rather backfired but as Noble say, they zig where others zag.
I take your point about form factor but that's all to do with Noble's business decisions IMHO.
I'm interested to read what you say about the Pleune D. You really reckon it is that good?
That Dignis case looks the nuts BTW.
Enjoy your music.
Agree 100% on the driver wars thing. I didn't even know much about this until I noticed a trend on many IEM manufacturers websites where there were a range of IEM's, all classified according to how many drivers there were. I guess this is in part motivated by the general modern business practice regarding promotion/placement of products; always new and improved, some new technology or function or 'bigger and better' (or smaller and better lol). There's no use railing against it; it is what it is and we mostly all have bought into it, or at least find ourselves influenced by it, willingly or otherwise. And obviously, it works. Very well.
So manufacturers, especially small niche companies trying to make a living doing something they love can hardly be blamed for participating in this strategy, especially since the consumers all seem to buy into it or desire it too
On a more 'on topic' note, my main dispute (and the thing which inflamed this whole debate in the first place) is with the use of the phrase 'overhyped'.
Cagin is an excellent and valuable poster on Head-Fi (and I think met you bridfly at London CanJam on reception, but I could be mistaken; too many people and faces lol); I absolutely defend his right to express opinions, including those that are against the tide.
Loads of people have bought/listened to the DP-X1 and been delighted with it. Others haven't been, and bear in mind that the reason for satisfaction or otherwise may be based on a host of factors beyond that of sound quality alone (aesthetics, build quality, UI, funtionality etc).
My point is, if 100 users express happiness *overall* with the DP-X1 (niggles and concerns allowed for), but 20 others for any/all of the reasons above dislike it, does it make it overhyped?
If anyone says a product is "overhyped", it can come across as very arrogant or prescriptive, precisely because it's natural implication is to suggest that anyone who likes the prodcut has been fooled or is fooling themselves. This goes both ways of course. If 100 people dislike a product and 20 love it, neither experience should invalidate the experience of the other side.
Instead of talking about 'hype', why not just focus on simply whether you (meaning whoever is posting) like or dislike it and why?
Doing this in a way that makes allowance for other people's differing opinions and experiences makes for a positive and more informative thread.
I think on the whole, this DP-X1 thread has done that rather well. The only thing that derails matters is dogmatic "my truth is right, therefore yours must be mistaken/delusional" kinds of statements.
Do bear in mind that for every keyboard warrior who feels he has to charge into battle to defend his chosen clan there are probably a hundred who read a post and think "fair enough" but don't bother to post. 
