Hi,
A while back a friend and I managed to get the complete range of streamers from Klimax, Akurate, Majik and Sneaky for just over two weeks.
My friend owned a Sneaky I have the Majik DS/K
We played them both on his system and on two of my systems.
He is a classical lover, we heard each streamer a number of times playing both classical and my type of music, blues, female vocal and various groups.
The cheap Sneaky was best on his system for giving a presence and feel to the sound, yes the Klimax did give more information, but not as much as you would have thought, the Klimax was also very cold and lifeless.
When we used my systems the same basic outcome happened, I did prefer my Majik DS, only really because it has a display, it is a cracking piece of kit, I did like the way the Sneaky gave a feeling of what Naim users would call PRAT. It's hard to discribe until you have heard it, but for whatever reason the less detail and electronics the more enjoyable the music.
It is a bit like a new LP12 against a 1980 LP12, the newer version might give more detail but a 1980 LP12 gives life to the music.
I am about to get a Sneaky as I liked it that much.
I tend now to agree with the above that money can be better spent on other items for the HiFi, like speakers and the amplification to drive them.
I am sure many will disgree, however as I say often, I prefer listening to music rather than very accurate HiFi.
Cheers
John