@Audire
I think that I’m confused by “over detailed “ with regard to the Ideon. Is it really providing more musical detail/ information or just altering the presentation?
If it doesn’t reproduce the piano as truthfully as you described the Vitus, then what is it doing with the piano notes alternatively? If it was really more detail than the Vitus you’d here information from it that the Vitus is missing or obscuring.
This doesn’t seem to be occurring. Thus my suspicion that the Ideon isn’t presenting more detail but perhaps an artificial/contrived rendering of recordings.
Based on what you wrote, The Vitus DAC is the one getting it right. Authentic detail should by default be the most natural sounding.
Charles