The Denafrips Terminator plus r2r is the best DAC I have ever owned. It sounds great with my Cary SLP-05 per and Primaluna Dialogue 7 Monoblocks. A friend of mine has the Ares II and it sounds good, especially for the cost. Here is a review from someone I trust. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xS8_iWwtCs&t=295s