Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well

Any one who thinks all DACs sound alike has tin ears. Sorry guys and gals but that's the truth.

@erik_squires Why 2010?

@jond
I have no idea.  I am only able to guess at changes and the date.  The big feature that is different pre/post this period (and 2010 is a guess due to lack of enough samples) is the sudden improvement in Redbook playback, and the vanishing gap between Redbook and high resolution files after this.

DAC's before 2010 were almost universally worse sounding with Redbook than with high resolution files.

i don't agree with this - it is contrary to my own findings

I still use my Weiss DAC202 which I have since 2011 and I am not changing it any time soon. The DAC chip(s) influences the sound of the DAC but there are other factors that are just as important, like the quality of the clock and jitter control cct, the power supplies, the analogue stages, the overall quality of the design, the components used and much more. I agree with most, DACs do sound different but the whole system should be resolving enough to let you hear the difference.