Need a new DAC


The old (15 years?) Chord DAC64 finally expired.  I am looking to replace it  with either a Chord Dave, or an Esoteric D-05X.  Any thoughts or better yet comparisons?
fixedincome
I recommend Chord Dave which is also very useful as headphone amplifier.

Later you can add Mscaler to it to make it another level.

Thomas
"Later you can add Mscaler to it to make it another level." Every system is different.  I had the Mscaler and didn't like it at all. In my system the Dave sounds natural by itself.

Without a budget, kind of tough.  But, +1 for the Mojo Audio Mystique V3 as I own one and it is spectacular.