Or maybe I should say taking the leap of technology...
Order placed today for an Off Ramp 5 with Turbo, and Hynes for the HDMI, along with a Short Block. It has been a long road of reading to end up in placing this order. In the long run the ability to use I2S out of the OF5 into my W4S DAC2 seemed to be the best path to take, and seemed to be a better looking forward technology path than SPDIF.
I guess in the end we will see if this leads to better sound in my system. I have a MAC based server, and have found Audirvana Plus to provide the iTunes integration with the best stability and sound. I have had a two year love hate relationship with Pure Music, great sound, but buggy, nothing better when you have a group of people over and PM starts acting up out of the blue.
The OR5 /short block will be in a system with W4S DAC2, dedicated MAC, Primaluna Dialogue Three, B&W 800-D2, Plinius SA-250 MkIV (with new signature upgrade) AQ interconnects, and a REL R-528. Of course dedicated 240V for the Plinius, and dedicated 120V for the front end pieces, and a dedicated 120V for the Rel.
Now the waiting starts......