I am not your enemy Doc, but I refuse to kneel and become your groupie. I will not trouble you any more.
Damn, someone told this guy what we really do at those meetings. And I even bought an extra black robe.

Seriously, I'm sorry if you feel like you just got pig-piled. I really did try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. What the other guys said is of course their own opinion, and I think if you met me you would find I'm not looking for fanboys. The DAC is a new direction for us, and it's about the most complicated thing we've ever worked on. Like our other products I want to do one that I feel good about, and there are a lot more little details that need to be worked out than usual. That doesn't necessarily mean adding complexity and cost either. John found a way to eliminate the need for reclocking, and I am experimenting with alternatives to some rather expensive transformers we spec'd for the IV conversion. I know it causes frustration when we start to talk about a design and it takes a lot of time to get it out there - it can frustrate me too, particularly when I am often the impediment - and I understand if people feel they need to buy someone else's product to fit their time frame.
Sorry guys, I'm locking this one before it gets ugly.