$5K DAC OPTIONS

try the w y r e d 4 sound 10th anniversary dac the reviews have been really good one of the reviewers put it up against his VPI turntable with a $5,000 Japanese cartridge and he said that it was every bit as analog sounding, cost is $4,500 US and it's bested dacs costing much more. and they also give you a money back guarantee if you don't like it you can send it back.

I bought the Mustec LKS MH-DA005 and I am very happy with it paired with Altec A7. A friend of mine preferred the Musetec to the Terminator II in his system which led me to my purchasing decision as I was looking at the Denafrips Dacs as well as the Holo Audio. 

I had the Auralic Altair G2.1 and loved it. 
I now have the VEGA G2.1. 

The Audio gd and Denafrips DAC'S are superior for the $$.....Chinese is the BEST value dollar fo dollar ...

Thanks everyone for great responses 

for money and performance I will definitely consider MUSETEC  (LKS) MH-DA005

but I want more than that  aesthetic is 40% important  sound quality is 40% wife acceptance 20% usability and APP is super important too since I depend on it to stream from my iPhone 

my experience with denafrips pontus II was not great there was not definitive difference between my Cambridge Azur 851N or cocktail Audio X45 I know terminator is definitely on different league 

I’m going to give HIFI ROSE a try looks gorgeous amazing screen modern full rack design I think silver will match my SimAudio’s silver P8 and W8 thanks and appreciate all the responses