Need a DAC Recommendation.

I believe the following list includes every DAC mentioned so far in this thread. If a price was mentioned, I included that too.

Audio GD R2R-1 (R2R)
Audio GD R8 MK2 dac (R2R)
Audio Mirror Tubadour
Ayre Codex - for less than $1K
Ayre codex - under a grand used
Benchmark DAC3 B
Black Ice Audio Glass FX DAC -on sale for $699 at Underwood HiFi.
Border Patrol SE (R2R) - used for $850. (lowest tier is $1075 new)
Chord mojo for 500 or so
Chord qutest $1400
Denafrips Ares ll - a little under $800
Denafrips Pontus II - $1700 US
Doge Audio Tube DAC - above $1400?
Gustard A22
Gustard X26 Pro
Holo Audio
MHDT Atlantis
MHDT Labs Orchid
Matrix Audio Mini-i Pro 3 - $1350
Monarchy DACs
Musical Paradise DAC
Okto dac8 Stereo D/A processor -
Parasound Zdac (discontinued version)
RME ADI2 Dac FS - about $1200
RME adi-2
SMSL M400
Schiit Gungnir multibit
Schiit Yggdrasil GS for 1600$
Teac NT-505
Topping D90SE - $899
Topping d70s
Wadia di122 over on Ebay for <$1K
I'm looking for a DAC and I would probably get the  "Okto dac8 Stereo D/A Processor", but they have -- unfortunately -- stopped taking new orders for it (for now).

ASR https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/okto-dac8-stereo-dac-review.14705/
I enjoyed the sound of the SMSL M400. (I had a unit with defective Bluetooth, so I returned it.) I could order another one, but I really wanted the Okto dac8 stereo, even though I haven't heard it. I like it in part because of the connections and other features, and I expect it to sound good.
If anyone has heard the Okto and the SMSL M400, how do they compare?

@oddiofyl 

“The latest build of RME adi-2 DAC is now using an ESS Sabre chip.”

where you see that?

“The latest build of RME adi-2 DAC is now using an ESS Sabre chip.”

where you see that?

https://www.rme-audio.de/adi-2-dac.html

5 paragraphs down...

"The updated ADI-2 DAC uses ESS’s ES9028Q2M in a special circuit variant developed by RME engineers that allows the chip to perform at its best. With noise levels of 123 dBA, distortion less than -120 dB, or THD+N of -116 dB, the device delivers outstanding measured values, and allows the IEM output to reach a sensational low noise level of -121 dBu. In addition, there is +2.5 dB of digital headroom, so that high intersample peaks do not produce any audible distortion. The reserve in volume setting results in a still undistorted analog output signal even at a volume setting of +2.5 dB."

searching the internet isn’t so hard... 💻💻💻

The OCTO looks nice...too bad XLR only.