until they make a 24 bit a>d that is the size of the sbm1, the sbm1 will have a place, esp the modded ones...
sometimes you need an unobtrusive rig, and i have yet to see one smaller than
mine. and with the modSBM-1, the rig sounds great, too. but it is limited to 16/48...
no doubt there are 24 bit rigs that sound better, but until there is a solution that is as small as the one i run atm, i think the modSBM-1 will continue to have a place, and a market. now when a v3 comes along in a SBM-1 package, then the bottom will fall out. but that is nowhere on the horizon, afaik...
as for dat - i keep mine around for backup use only...