Another vote for Ayre. I have QX 5 and AX 5. Competes with anything out there at any price. Great support from the company and US made. Internal Ethernet streaming is excellent. I also have a separate streamer, not sure it's needed.
Ayre QX-5 Twenty
Is there anyone out there that either owns this DAC or has heard it? What do you think about compared to other DACs at this general price point? Do you have an opinion as to whether DACs that employ chips like the ESS are necessarily inferior to ladder DACs etc?
Thanks