To sum it up I just want to say that the Tempus is very special in making a digital / networking system sound as live and analog like as possible. This goes hand in hand with such a level of natural music reproduction, much more fullness and depth of music and being more involved (live like) than just a solide reproduction that is just in front of you.
There is a detailed review and comparison bei @luca.pelliccioli here Innuos PhoenixNET - #11 by luca.pelliccioli
Just very important to note: when Luca did that review the Tempus had the first generation of its power supply. Now with MK2 in the meantime the overall performance has been improved considerably even more.