I appreciate the feedback regarding the Lotoo PAW Gold Touch as well as the great info found when searching past posts. I decided to gift myself the unit and took advantage of the great holiday sale price at MusicTech. The unit arrived a few days after I placed the order and was packaged very well arriving in perfect condition.
The unit is heavy and clearly very well built; it looks and feels exquisite. I have a high quality SD card arriving Monday and plan to update the unit if needed and get my music files onto the unit. Then playtime!
I’ve been lurking here for a long time and rarely post but wanted you all to know that I greatly appreciate the awesome folks here and on HiFi Guides so much. Thank you all for your contributions to the community and helping me enjoy (my) music to it’s fullest.