New DS owner, share your experience of the DAC running in from new?

TOSLink was speced for 44.1 and 48k. It typically works up to 96k, but with reasonable cables (and a little luck) it works fine to 192k. I have some cables that came with VCRs that won’t pass anything better than 96k. I have 1 “audiophile” cable which passes 176.4 but not 192 and most of my TOSLink cables do fine at 192k. YMMV

One thing I like about my Switchman MC preamp is that I can trim each input’s levels independently - so I can set up an A-B that works well with just an input selection (after initial setup.) I also have a 8 x 16 TOSLink & S/PDIF crossbar switch - it’s great for sending the same bitperfect signal to multiple devices. Unfortunately it’s no longer being manufactured.