All done. You can see that the back is pretty tidy w/short interconnects.
They are fairly different in presentation. The Buffalo I'd call more technically accurate, while the Parasound is more colored. It's a fun coloration though, and for sub $500.00, a pretty darned nice DAC IMO.
I tend to like the Parasound more with the Beta22, and the Buffalo more with the F5. The Zdac makes the Beta a bit more musical, but the F5 already is, so the more neutral Buffalo serves it well.
The Parasound stack does a damned nice job driving the K1000 in it's own right, but both the Beta22 and the Pass F5 are a bit more discerning. A very cool office rig however, IMO.