Stuartk
Glad to hear that you settled on the Jay's and have up to this moment 200 hours accrued. Hopefully it's smoothness isn't the only thing to win you over. Remember I wanted to connect my Pontus II to the Jay's with the I2s which I thought was the better connection. Well with my current state of components the AES/EBU sounds best to my ears. As far as "sibilance" on vocals I cannot agree to that on the system I am using. Could the sibilance come from a connecting cable? The Qstab is quite a expensive tweak and I think it does make music sound much smoother compared to the OEM disc stabilizer. Your mileage may vary but worthwhile it's your choice to decide. If you don't like it I am sure you can sell it. Enjoy your Jay's for me it's a endgame transport.