@yysantabarbara, just came across your post. I personally haven’t compared the Mola Mola Makaua pre/dac with those listed. My comparisons with Chord Dave are reviewed on Computer Audiophile and the Mola Mola came out on top. I know somebody who has compared it to the Dave and Nagra and preferred the Mola Mola. I also have read bloggers accounts of the Mola Mola besting Weiss and dCS Vivaldi.
If there is a better dac around then it certainly would cost a lot more money than the Makua.
If there is a better dac around then it certainly would cost a lot more money than the Makua.