" I actually was underwhelmed by the DAVE in my system ."At present a reviewer friend is doing a review the new Chord Hugo, he has the top Total dac himself, passive preamp, Wilson Alexia and Gryphon Antilion Evo as his reference system.
He told me he is very impressed with the new Hugo up against his Total dac getting very close to it.
We found that it uses a discrete type of Delta Sigma conversion technique. He said it was the first DS dac that he has heard that he’s been impressed with up against the R2R ladder multibit Total Dac.
This is the sort of systems (even better than his) that he listens to on his reviewing journeys.
http://www.soundstageaustralia.com/index.php/features/61-hq-visit-dcs-cambridge-united-kingdom
Cheers George