Thanks for the overview. I guess it’s a field that you simply have to understand the science in order to explain it to the uninitiated because there are no bumper sticker level explanation. Like so many other things in audio, people like what they like and sometimes what you like puts you in the majority while other times it put you into the minority of the argument/opinion.
Then again sometimes it’s all about how well the stuff you buy synergizes together. This BP was the first DAC I’ve purchased knowing exactly what I was shooting for. Everything else before was purchased blind, trial and error and recommendations or reviews. There’s no substitute for first hand experience.