I enjoyed your comments and the intent of the original post, as well as your extended comments on the "What's Best Forum". Please ignore the naysayers, especially those who have never heard the Horizon, or even their other more humble DAC offerings. The world is full of "flat earthers". I literally encountered one recently who will not drive from NY to Calif by car because she genuinely feels she might fall off the earth. A Mensa member, she is not. A Darwin Award winner, possibly. I own a superb $200 Schitt DAC as well as the far more expensive Lampi GG2. They each have a role to play and both do it quite well. In the big rig, the Lampi is magnificent and for TV playback through the big rig, the Schitt does a helluva job. But even a half deaf person could easily discern the difference between a good DAC and a state of the art DAC in the right setting.
Your comments, particularly on WBF, were thoughtful and informative. Follow your bliss as Joseph Campbell said, and ignore the neanderthal crowd who would rather throw rocks, eat their young, and showcase their primitive thinking.
@ghasley has it right as well.
And yup, I ordered my Horizon about a two months ago for Spring delivery.