Dac upgrade

Hi verdantaudio ,
I had the chord Dave dac before I switched to the ayre.
i had got the chord because everyone raved about their dacs. I started with the qutest , didn’t like it and then got the Dave with m scaler . Found the sound to be very clinical . Tried the ayre qx-5 and the sound was much more to my liking . The best dac I have listened to so far with the filters and the diamond output stage . Better than chord, mytek, emm labs, ps audio( all I have listened to in my system) .
i am really curious about the t+a cause the built, design and sound seems to be a diff class.

Appreciate all your input. Dcs is “digital done right” if there is one lol. I am sure Totaldac is amazing , 
briscati I have heard and I preferred the ayre in my system, more magic with ayre .
esoteric I haven’t heard .
i would like to know about t+a dac . Their hv line standalone dac or the mp version . That’s what I am going to listen in my system next week and was hoping for what to expect . Is it worth the 30k plus price tag ? 

@audioman58 will try the mojo audio dac before deciding .
@ozzy i tried the lumin x1 , my lumin u1 with the ayre qx-5 was much superior . smoother highs, wider and deeper soundstage , much more mid presence .
@lukaske did not like esoteric tone , had their CD player before I switched to ayre c-5, Ayre I feel IMO is a much better sounding gear than esoteric. have not heard metronome .
t+A dac seems to knock every other dacs incl dcs, based purely on specs and reviews . 

@bigkidz 
agree with you 100%.
i love the sound of ayre gear .
i have heard most of the other brands and have not liked them like I do ayre .
i love their clear , 3D soundstage ,resolution with delicate vocals and clean bass .
so I am glad I get to hear the t+a in my home in my system and compare it head to head with my fav qx-5 and then decide . 

Listened to the t+a hv 3100 , the standalone dac with preamplifier. Compared it with my ayre qx-5 ( my love ) .
the t+a sounded better with more control on bass , cleaner mid and highs and a tighter overall sound . I paired it with a wolf streamer thru Roon.
wound up trading in my beloved ayre and lumin u1 and getting the wolf streamer and t+a hv 3100 dac ...