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R to r dacs

I was completely taken by the sq of the Aqua hi fi la scala dac during a demo.  Even with a discount the price is out of budget and would have to add a streamer as well
I have been following multiple impressions of direct to consumer units such as Denefrips pontus, audio gd 7 and Holo May.  Anyone with experience with the Aqua hi fi and the subsequent dacs?
TIA

tennisdoc56
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mark6088
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Alvin, I just ordered a Denafrips Pontus II about an hour ago and am really looking forward to receiving it. How soon do you think you will have them ready to ship?

Mark
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Holo May would be another to consider.  And maybe a little too pedestrian for you @ $2500, but I love my Audio Mirror T3-SE.  Used Mojo Audio or the SW1X DAC III are also really well reviewed.
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I think the Rockna Wavelight is also a R2R DAC. Did you consider that?
tennisdoc56 OP
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Audio mirror lists a chip dac and r to r.  Is that contradictory?
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@tennisdoc56  No, it just indicates that they're using a (now obsolete) R2R chip.  Phillips (e.g.,  TDA1541) and Analog Devices (e.g., AD1865n-k) are two of the common ones used in the best gear.  Other manufacturers, such as Aqua Hifi, Holo Audio, TotalDAC, and MSB build their own R2R resistor ladders, but I personally do not believe that this approach guarantees better performance over a chip-based solution.
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