Well, I can see this is oddball to some. Most forums don't allow dealers or manufacturers to post in the threads. I have got used to that here TBH. And I don't worry about it. We are all very grown up around here, and there will be some folk who like this DAC, others like that DAC. I met some of the AC dealers at Munich this year, and I have to say they are just like me:
1. Mad about music.
2. Want the best sound no matter who makes it.
3. Open to any innovation and very honest about other systems that sound awesome.
For example, many of us loved the Living Voice room, it moved us. Many of us liked other rooms. Many of us agreed many of the room sounded bad. So dealers, audio nut or manufacturer, there is a lot of common ground. And lets face it, many of the folk working in this profession are doing ok-ish but not exactly buying Yachts. Can't be said for other industries out there. My view is the industry is driven by enthusiasm for music and getting closer to the source, emotion of it. I see little phishing of 'cashing in' going on here.
Plus I think we want more manufacturers to post on here, create their story, the design path and why they are doing this stuff. it is fascinating, and another element to the audio hobby. Rob Watts of Chord posts a lot on head-fi for example.
Summary, I don't think anyone can call any thread on here their own, it is open season, and we all want to hear the other persons experiences. If we stop that, we won't learn anything new.
Vincent, you can post in your own manufacturers thread for all TotalDAC posts. That is another method. The regular threads may however draw newbies in who don't know about your gear. So both is good IMO.