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Has anyone compared the Terminator Plus to the Holo Audio May (KTE edition)?

I know each of these has been discussed separately on this forum, and I've seen comparisons between the original Terminator and the Holo Audio May.  But I haven't seen direct comparisons between the Terminator Plus (which is supposedly a substantial upgrade to the original) and the May.  So I thought I would pose the question. 
I'll be upgrading from my Chord Qutest soon (I like the Qutest a lot, but I know there's better out there), and my budget will be around 5 - 9k.  I'm interested in R2R DACs because of their supposed natural/analog sound.  And I've heard/read that these two R2R DACs punch above their price points.
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hiphiphan OP
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Thanks. Looks promising. I'm a big believer in "clean" power, so the following really piqued my interest:  "The DAC uses a regenerative power supply, (similar to a PS Power Plant)"
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hiphiphan OP
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Thank you.  I might very well end up going the T+A route.  But if I do, it will likely be a newer model than the DAC8.  I emailed T+A earlier this year to ask if they had a newer model DAC in the works, and they said yes, and that it should be out in the latter half of this year.  
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I had a Holo Audio Level III Kitsune DAC and just received the new May. Well, I can tell you this is a wonderful sounding DAC right out of the box. I'm in the process of burning it in now. You really can't go wrong with it as far as I'm concerned.
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