Looking for a new DAC

I'm so far hearing the Terminator 15th is fine without a DDC, as it already comes with extremely capable Dual OCXO (oven controlled crystal oscillators). 

@vthokie83  Good point.  I just read someone here got the new Laiv DDC and found it to make a significant improvement with his T2 that I believe also uses an OCXO clock although not sure it’s as good as those used in the 15th so something to explore.  I also saw someone recently replaced their Harmony DAC with the LTA Aero DAC that he much preferred, and since I forgot to mention the LTA earlier I just wanted to circle back with that as another potential option.  FWIW. 

If you’re looking for a neutral and clear white wine type of sound the LAiV DAC may fit the bill, but if it’s me I’d get it with their new DDC that reportedly makes a significant improvement for not all that much more $$$.  That you can do an in-home trial is a nice bonus.  If you’re looking for something still fairly neutral but with a little more warmth and meat on the bones I’d look at the Denafrips Terminator 15th, but again I’d budget for their Hermes or Gaia DDC for the same reasons as with the Laiv.  Two others would be Lampizator and Mojo who I think has a new Y DAC coming out soon that they seem to be pretty high on.  All of these offer very good 3D soundstage capabilities, which seems to be important to you.  Weiss and T+A may also be good but haven’t read enough about them to know how they do specifically for what you’re looking for.  I’d be careful with the Gold Note as it does seem to skew more to the warmer side of things that may or may not appeal to you.  As for a streamer I’d put the Innuos Pulsar on your list not only for sound quality but also for their outstanding Sense app that many feel is the best available to the point where some have even dropped Roon, which says a lot.  Just some thoughts FWIW, and best of luck.