Been happily using my new Outlaw 990 for almost two weeks now. Had a chance to extensively compare it to my Channel Islands Audio VDA-2 external DAC with matching CIA VAC-1 power supply. I am quite surprised that the DACs within the 990 sound very similar, if not the same as my CIA components. Once in upsample mode, all my reference discs that I use have a very similar sonic signature to my CIA components. My Outlaw 990 is making me think of selling all my CIA components to simplify my system. Anyone else out there with similar or dissimilar experiences using an external DAC and what external DAC you used to compare?