Just stopped in to a local HiFi shop, and asked what DACs they sold and he told me all they sell is all-in-one network streamers, ie to pay Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal from your phone.... I've seen this a lot lately. They still sell top notch speakers and amps and cabling, but when it comes...

I've become a huge fan of DSD. I currently use a Chord Mojo, but the battery has died from constant charging (oops) so I'm in the market for: EITHER another Chord DAC, or a Denifraps Ares II which I understand is R2R direct Native DSD DAC, or a ESS Sabre type DAC, maybe Benchmark or Mytek, which...