Chord Dave Replacement

I'm looking for suggestions on DACs I should listen to as possible replacement of my Chord Dave. I'm looking for suggestions between $10K - $12K.

ricred111-01-2018 12:53pm

geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 02-17-2019 at 09:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Dave? Dave’s not here.
ricred1 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,071 posts 02-17-2019 at 09:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete nitewulf, No, not anymore. I listened to a couple other DACs and decided to keep what I have.
hgeifman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,310 posts 02-17-2019 at 11:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete How does the PS Audio DirectStream DAC compare to the Chord DAC? They both use FPGA for their decoding. Thanks.
ricred1 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,071 posts 02-18-2019 at 12:26am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete hgeifman, I don't know if your question is directed to me or not? If so, I've never directly compared the two; therefore it would be unfair to answer your question.
ricred1 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,071 posts 02-18-2019 at 01:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The other thing I've learned about the Chord Dave is it can sound very different depending on the interconnect and/or power cord used.