The Terminator 12 is night and day better I sold the Gustard the terminator
12 is a bit better then the2, for an extra $2k maybe less as a demo
and beats the terminator plus12 th and Holo may KTE
As a whole is the Very well reviewed T+A 200 dac that as a demo can be had for $6200 and has a Ton of technologies built in and a very good stand alone preamp
if you wanted one ,not a cheap digital preamp, and has HQ player built in as a power option if you wanted to use it ,the program I think around $215
an Excellent example of solid German engineering ,and Galvanically isolated on every level , read several reviews ,then look to find a dealer to demo it .
itsnot over 40 lbs likely terminator , it’s only 15 lbs. it replaces technologies over old style brawn,and sounds great doing it. It can go toe to toe with Any dac upto $15 k .
thst is the truth,in our multi state audio get together I have heard very good comparisons at the same 1-2 days From Lampizator ,golden gate, chord Dave,
Mola Mola , Bricasti 21SE , and a bunch of others , one dac may be fuller or more razor sharp in detail ,but as a whole theT+A very good and a keeper to 90% to owners who have one .