The new Holo springs 3- the new model has a lot of May trickle down technologies and a clear step up from the pontus mk2
That being said it is $1200 more it-is $3k plus shipping.
and to jackd I still stand by saying the AudioGD R8 mk2 is a very good dac
In the $2k range I Never compared it to anything reference class dac,
even their top R7-he mk2 at $ 5k I personally would not consider outdated
technologies in display,filters , and off the shelf drivers,which can get corrupted
if youhave a windows computer and don’t shut off auto updates .
I sold mine to buy the Bricasti M3 and never looked back , many excellent reviews on the M3 to back it up .
That being said it is $1200 more it-is $3k plus shipping.
and to jackd I still stand by saying the AudioGD R8 mk2 is a very good dac
In the $2k range I Never compared it to anything reference class dac,
even their top R7-he mk2 at $ 5k I personally would not consider outdated
technologies in display,filters , and off the shelf drivers,which can get corrupted
if youhave a windows computer and don’t shut off auto updates .
I sold mine to buy the Bricasti M3 and never looked back , many excellent reviews on the M3 to back it up .