@dirkjanl and @erik_squires I wish the two of you would get together and publish a book "DACs for Dummies". I love the insight you both provide on this forum, but sadly I can only follow what you're saying about half the time (my bad). However, I do appreciate Erik's attempt to break through the fog by closing with a warning against chasing a 10 year old DAC...
The Modwright is a good unit, but it might make more sense to sell it and put the money towards a new (or at least <3 years old) DAC, and go directly to my DNA1 (using the Bluesound for volume control); any thoughts?