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reliable DDC

I'm in need of a good DDC for a DAC that only takes SPDIF input. So I need USB > SPDIF. I own a Gustard U18 and it's working, but I've read a lot of stuff about reliability problems with Gustard or Chi-fi in general. The only other audiophile level DDC I know of is the Denafrips, also Chinese. Are there any audiophile level DDCs made elsewhere in the world (say, USA?)

 

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I had a Denafrips Iris, a firmware upgrade to my Terminator Plus made the Iris incompatible go figure.  They promised a fix but it has been years, maybe the Iris 15th Plus will be better):

I now have an Antipodes S20 powered by their S60.  Much more musical but that goes along with the increase in cost(:

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