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Just wanted to make audiophile community aware, anyone looking for a DAC must check out Galle DAC from Cinnamon Audio. The feedback from two recent buyers was very inspiring and they bought the DAC after listening.

"The Galle DAC: we’ve crafted a DAC that delivers a natural, lush sound with remarkable dynamics and harmonic richness"

Cutting edge R2R, 27 bit ladder, laser cut the resistors to hit 0.1% tolerance; installed directly into the circuit board for a bargain price of $12,995

You can hear this DAC at Capitol Audio, courtesy @gestalt audio.

https://cinnamonaudio.com/components/galledac

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There are many excellent ReferenceR2R dacs out there in the $6k range from

Denafrips as well as Holo Springs , and delta sigma dacs like the Excellent T+A 200 dac. You possible May get 2-3% better possibly at $13k  that extra $7k 

can be better spent on a very good Ethernet hub, Ethernet,and or usb cables 

and as I always state Any wall wart to your router or elsewhere is adding noise to your system get rid of it ,the LSA audio - LPS power supply is by far the best unit under $1200 on Audiogon $700 and has a excellent DC cable most charge $150 for  look on your power supply most are 12v ,the LSA can ramp up to 8 amps 

router- modem combo  around 4 amps.

Cool but unlikely worth the $$$...  so many great DACs for less from companies with pedigree.  

It’s certainly different. Agree with @yoyoyaya on the OMA vibes this gives off.

The source selection via signal reception is neat, and necessary since it lacks any buttons.

The casework is unique, but I feel when products go over the top on the case or box (Sonus Faber) that’s a large part of what you’re paying for. Give me the performance first, and aesthetics second. Lots of glamor shots of the exterior, but none of what’s actually in the box. Don’t be afraid to show your work.

Also curious how much a DAC is affected by resonance?

Almost $13K is an absurd price! Add up the parts cost and I doubt they cost even 25% of the price. DAC's are the equivalent of sound cards. Those can be built for less than $100. Charging five-figures for a DAC is legal robbery!

Even paying four-figures for a DAC these days is not necessary. There are  excellent DAC's available for three-figures: SMSL, Topping ... more!