I'd buy the Dac that sounded best and those are all 3 pretty prominent brands I'm sure all 3 have some sort of US service arrangement. You can find this out pretty easily if you search.
Company headquarters and warranty repairs
I'm contemplating between three DACs: Ayre QX5 Twenty, Chord Dave, and Mola Mola Tambaqui. I've not yet auditioned them but will do so in the next few weeks.
These companies are in the US, UK, and Netherlands respectively. If I buy a DAC and I need to send it in for a repair/upgrade, being able to send it to a center in the same country as I live in (US) would be cheaper and faster. If I was considering cheaper DACs (e.g., < $1000) I may not care but with a $10+K DAC, if it breaks down even in a few years, I *will* want to get it repaired.
Any thoughts on the reliability of these DACs (and thus the likelihood that I'd need to send them in). Is this something you consider or should I just worry about sound quality since it is unlikely that an electronic component with no moving parts will need a repair?
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