Other reviews have said A26 is better.
https://soundnews.net/sources/dacs/gustard-a26-dac-review-can-it-get-any-better/
Flavor of the month.
Denafrips lives long and prospers.
I stopped believing online reviewers a while ago. It is good to get some details but their opinions are next to useless. One of them loves it and another hates it.
Case in point - Steve Huff gushing over the Willsenton R300 - amp of the year. I bought one and yes I was keen on it at first then I compared it to some other tube amps - I realized half the music was missing - no symbol crashes that were clearly evident on another amp....etc
These reviewers may mean well but in the end they are there to make money thru views on YouTube and some I believe get freebies or kick backs from the vendors and manufacturers.
I would rather trust the opinions on here.