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The Gustard is not even close to any quality even $3k dac 

I owned the 26 with upgraded power cord and synergistic purple fuse ,

look up the T+A 200 dac- preamp 

it is around $7k less with discounts ,in our audio get together I have heard most Everythjng out there, I am purchasing this dac, I own a Denafrips Terminator2 

which is about $4600 and is night and day better then the Gustard on Every level 

very realistic sounding, the T+A 200 dac takes it to another level still 

it competes or beats with Any dac up to $15k  .see some you tube reviews then get 

a Demo this would be your Reference end game dac .

@woots you mean like this:

https://www.cadaudio.com/products

@audioman58 sorry, “look up the T+A 200 dac- preamp it is around $7k less with discounts ,in our audio get together”

Where do I find this get together discount? And, being a preamp, do I need my Coda preamp?

The Ferrum Wandla (~$3k) with Ferrum's external, hybrid power supply (~$1.2k) is reportedly better than the T+A 200 and substantially less money -- unless you're playing native DSD files, in which case the T+A is better. 

The Weiss DAC 204 ($3.4k) is reportedly very detailed and very good in every other respect.

The Berkeley mid-tier DAC (for $11k new) is reportedly more detailed than the Chord DAVE ($14k) and, according to Robert Harley at the The Absolute Sound, sounds nearly as good as Berkeley's flagship ($28k).

Other component upgrades could bring out more detail, of course -- streamer for example.  And cables!  I bought a used Inakustik Silver cable to connect a reclocker to my Chord DAVE, and it boosted detail more than I could have ever expected.   

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