musician aquarius r2r dac any good?

Gladmo,

Exact same boat here, the Pontus offers a sound signature that is near perfect to my ears. I talked to Alvin, and he suggested the Iris DDC would take the Pontus to a new level…..and he mention that some are finding the Pontus plus DDC preferable to the Venus.

A Pontus Iris combo is is $700 less than a Venus, and the Pontus Hermes is the same price as the Venus

I’ve also been getting to the point of wanting a decent r2r dac to replace my d70s - which itself is no slouch! But am wanting that special something a true ladder dac can bring. Don’t know if anyone here already mentioned the new Ladder Schumann Dac? Looks suspiciously like an ares ii…But is already being compared favorably against the Musician Pegasus:

My Musician Aquarius just arrived today. I am burning it in right now. Will report back with the result.

Congratulations, look forward to hearing your impressions.