Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD

@ aolmrd1241, Thankyou for a great detailed response,  them traits  is exactly what I'm looking for in a cable.  How long is your cable?, I'm thinking half meter would work, I probably should do the full meter?, so what would be your estimated time of burn in for the cable to fully bloom?

I stack my DS/DMP combo so I use the 12 inch length.From what I gather via David Salz the shorter the length the better for best sound quality from hdmi.So,since I stack,why spend the extra money if not needed. Burn in time? 100-150 hours seems to be the sweet spot...

aolmrd1241,  Thankyou for your help,  I'm pulling the trigger on the wire world platinum starlight 7  hdmi cable tomorrow,  have it in a few day's ☺

I’ve been following this thread from the beginning and finally thought to add my 2 cents worth .
Audiolabyrinth I had owed the PS Audio Direct stream dac senior along with its partner the Direct stream player which finally convinced me leave vinyl .
I want to mention my experience with trying I2s HDMI cables , the supplied PS Audio cable that came with the Direct stream player was quite good and thought to try the cable in my ModWright Oppe 205 for a Rock concert event and plug in a generic HDMI cable I purchased from BlueJeancable.com that was being used in my video gear .
What a surprise, how is it that a $18.00 cable perform so well with the PS Audio components, my favourite music sounded a tad better , could it be a component and cable burn in issue as the PS Audio components were purchased new ,...
Further investigation I found the speaking human voice sounded more human , more realistic then I’ve heard ever before from these old Mark Levinson and Chesky CDs I use sometimes for evaluating .  

 Interesting with further listening over a period of time switching back and forth with PS Audios .supplied I2s cable proved the $18.00 cables merits .
Occasionally speaking with other owners of PS Audio components I never brought this cable comparison up during any conversations however I did end up purchasing the WireWorld Platinum Starlight HDMI cable testimonials from others .
Months later I thought to try that cheap $18.00 cable against one of the very best ,.
The $18.00 cable held its own very well and past along everything the Starlight did however I prefer this $18.00 Tartan cable for its fuller more even sound .
Just like most here I’ve burnt through piles of money chasing better sound however this is just one little thing you can easily check out for yourself purchased from Bluejeancables.com Tartan cable Type CL2 Shielded 28AWG 20276 ,.