Gustard X30 DAC

@baylinor It’s been about an hour of playing music. Top is still around 91 degrees. The right side is 93 degrees.

For grins, I pointed the thermometer at a tube in my preamp. It measured 137 degrees.

Now the X30 seems to face sibling rivalry from within, with the X26 III.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y581_fYIzH8&t=1s

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/gustard-x26iii-dual-es9039spro-dac-network-streamer.974699/

And, they are supposedly coming out with an R30, or something like that, towards the end of 2025.

I like the X-30, so I won't worry about the other offerings. 

The reviewer says that the X-26 mkIII is 75% of the performance of the X-30.  I'm good with the X-30 if it's that much better. 

I believe he said 85%.  Nevertheless, I always take whatever the reviewer or anyone says with a grain of salt.  But, bet. the reviewer and an audiogoner who have never heard X26 III, I am leaning toward what the reviewer recommends.