I was using the the Vivaldi One with the Vivaldi clock and Cybershaft OP21 clock and was very happy until I auditioned a Lampizator Pacific. With "only" stocktubes it fostered a greater emotional experience and I sold my dCS/Cybershaft gear without a second thought. Since then with extensive tube rolling and the PAC2 upgrade I am in sonic heaven...for now!The industry has definitely shifted - it's a luxury industry. it is what is ..
the good news is that there are many products to cater to many subjective tastes. For example, have heard the wilson chronosonic wamm junior a number times, but I would take one of my lower systems, zu druid system, at 1/70 the cost. Likewise, I would take a $5K totaldac or lampizator over any dcs product I heard, including vivaldi, msb select 2, etc.