Jack, I got to hear the Vega in a $100K system. It sound nice but again, it was not a huge improvement over my AVA DAC which I brought along for comparison. The Vega sounded bright while my AVA DAC sounded warmer and darker (my AVA DAC does not sound warm and dark in my system, so I suspect the Vega will be bright sounding. I may take the Vega home for a week to try.) I am also going to hear a Lampizator Amer this weekend and will report back on my DAC search.
I am considering the Luxman a06 DAC which has a warm, tonally rich, musical sound but the trade off is losing a little detail.
Here are some reviews on it. Although the Stereophile review is good but if you read between the lines I think that the reviewer did not really care for it.
SoundStage! Hi-Fi | SoundStageHiFi.com - Luxman DA-06 Digital-to-Analog Converter
Luxman DA-06 USB D/A Converter | AudioStream
Luxman DA-06 D/A processor | Stereophile.com