Two words: confirmation bias.

Digital audio is digital audio. DAW software is not responsible for the sound quality. Hardware ( converters) is.

I find Sonar to have an oaky sound with undercurrents of leather in the 12K region and a slightly damp, earthy bouquet.
 
Cubase, on the other hand, is a touch tannic with floral cross-bit aliasing.

Anderton
mixes done with only 5 letters instead of 6 will have lower resolution.

DP must really suck.

jackson white
Every DAW has a bottleneck.

Mine has metal slides because otherwise the glass breaks when I knock it over.

"Grainy" is a very subjective and ill defined term, and I'm being generous there. "Bottlenecking in the summing department" actually means nothing at all. This person is entitled to their view, but why anyone would take it seriously is beyond my understanding.

konradh
I find Sonar to have an oaky sound with undercurrents of leather in the 12K region and a slightly damp, earthy bouquet.
 
Cubase, on the other hand, is a touch tannic with floral cross-bit aliasing.

Give Ableton a try. It has a girthy foaminess that I find compliments modern waxy productions particularly well. Especially if you use a lot of oomny sounds.

konradh
I find Sonar to have an oaky sound with undercurrents of leather in the 12K region and a slightly damp, earthy bouquet.
 
Cubase, on the other hand, is a touch tannic with floral cross-bit aliasing.

You should try Sonar's mahagoni theme. It reduces the dampness a little and adds some very subtle notes of vanilla and berries.

M@

konradh
I find Sonar to have an oaky sound with undercurrents of leather in the 12K region and a slightly damp, earthy bouquet.
 
Cubase, on the other hand, is a touch tannic with floral cross-bit aliasing.

You should try Sonar's mahagoni theme. It reduces the dampness a little and adds some very subtle notes of vanilla and berries.

 
I'm thinking there's an opportunity here. Cakewalk should totally capitalize on this, following the whisky industry in releasing an endless series of double-casked special editions complete with tasting notes. Hey it would be a way to squeeze a bit more money out of all us lifers! Imagine:
 
Sonar Havana Edition, specially aged in Cuban rum casks for that smokey, leathery sound...
Sonar Quinta Porto, with its unmistakeable sweetness in the low mids...
Sonar Lasanta, finished in both Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks for full-spectrum deliciousness... 
Sonar Madeira Wood, with its fresh, tangy citrus overtones...
 

I see drugs are still alive and well in the recording industry.

M@

konradh
I find Sonar to have an oaky sound with undercurrents of leather in the 12K region and a slightly damp, earthy bouquet.
 
Cubase, on the other hand, is a touch tannic with floral cross-bit aliasing.

You should try Sonar's mahagoni theme. It reduces the dampness a little and adds some very subtle notes of vanilla and berries.

Mmmm.... Vanilla and berries. That'd be awesome with the white wine talent enhancement vst.