I think it's great. As a DAC, it has basically the same mix of inputs and outputs as the Vega G1 and it sounds almost as good. As a streamer it is arguably better as they have added back in most of the features they cut from the Vega models, including the built-in storage options.
Yes, and that's why it's so useless to listen to some bloke on the internet/in a magazine talk about something sounding better than something else, as if it's objective fact. But measurements by calibrated precision instruments (much more precise than our hearing) do give objective, reproducible data regarding the fidelity of a piece of equipment to the source signal.
A piece of equipment that is truly high fidelity then gives you a known referenece point from which you can colour the tone (i.e. distort the signal) to taste, or to correct for room deficiencies, or potentially even hearing deficiencies (which are measurable, as you point out).
Why some 'audiophiles' are so resistant to these ideas, when ultimately they could help them to tailor their systems to their environments, hearing and tastes, without necessarily shelling out huge wads of cash or going through a merry go round of equipment, is beyond me.