can i get a significant dac upgrade over my Lumin d2 for 2k?

thanks all

just sold the Lumin, ordered the Gustard, and purchased a used Topping D90se for the interim

Great for you, please do report back when you have it up and running

@vthokie83 Makes total sense to keep Vodka as a constant, and I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts. I’ll be getting my Iris on Sunday now (shipping delay), and since it’s used it won’t take too long to settle in and get a take on what it’s doing. I’m starting with a cheap 1-foot Monoprice HDMI cable — I read some stuff that said HDMI doesn’t travel well so try to use 1 foot or less and the Monoprice was one of the only ones I found at such a short length. Plus, from people who installed DDCs they seemed to indicate there was not a huge difference relatively speaking between HDMI cables so figured the Monoprice was a good place to start. Once I get a feel for the sound I’m gonna try a DH Labs HDMI 2.1 that’s $95 for 0.5m (yeah I know, but it’s the shortest length they offer) and see if there’s a meaningful improvement. Anyway, that’s my plan for now and subject to change when someone inevitably shares some info that points me in a completely different direction. It never ends…

https://silversonic.com/products/video-cables/hdmi-2-1/

I'll for sure report back on the Gustard, ETA is 4 weeks

We’ll be eagerly awaiting your impressions from our home and native land.