Hi Ted,
Many thanks for the great write-up. Probably a bit OT for this thread, but I'd love to hear a comparison of the LIO-8, the Zodiac+ and your Weiss DAC2 (if it is still around).
It may also be of interest to some folks on this thread that the non-plus Zodiac is now available. Sound Science has an ad listed on Audiogon. 24/96 via USB and lacking some other features that the + has, but the same DAC output stage. If you don't need the extra features, then this is a great looking deal at $1695 or so.