Hi audiostick I will post that info as soon as I can get it down here to listen to .
My friend lives about an hour away and he is a busy guy .So I have not heard anything yet from him. He did tell me , initially , that LAiV said that because of the modular boards it should not be a hard thing to do . I guess they were thinking of a quicker repair time if he does it . I agree . If it is kind of easy I would rather handle it myself . They also sent him a shipping sticker so that he can get it back to them and they can check it out.
All though I may be disappointed if this kind of thing happened to me . I do think it is being handled in a proper way and I will also keep you all informed of the ongoing situation . as best I can .
One more thing --- I should have my Dac in a few weeks . I will try and post a comparison between it and the Directstream Jr. ( if this thread is still active at the time )