musician aquarius r2r dac any good?

@soix 

I do not want to replace the Mcintosh gears because they match so well with my b&w speakers. I have tried other branches of amplifier and like none of them. My Chord is actually quite bright, but lack detail. I want a more transparent DAC, but not as bright as the Chord! I know it is hard to describe, but brightness and transparency are two different things

I know it is hard to describe, but brightness and transparency are two different things

Absolutely  true!
Genuine transparency has nothing to do with the coloration of brightness.

Charles

Got it.  So how far are your speakers pulled out from the front wall?

@soix about 40 inches from the front wall and 9 feet between the speakers

I also want to mention: My Macintosh system is capable of extracting very fine detail from a good recording. I found it out by borrowing a very expensive DCS Bartok DAC from my buddy. Of course, I have no money for that. But, I am looking for some DAC that can get close to the Bartok’ characteristic.