Logic seems good. Could keep it all in house as Sotm have a clock that competes with Ref 10. Some have found Iso Regen becomes redundant with TxUltra in the chain. You could then re purpose LPS1 to power Ultra to save cost of Sps500. Martin

I agree with your comments. I justified the purchase of Dave because of its sound and that it was both Dac and Pre. Would I pay twice as much for a Dave with incrementally improved sound? No. It may be convenient for Chord to bung an M scaler into CD transports sitting on the shelf, the kill...

Hiend play sell Chord but don't appear to be Chord dealer or distributor.

Maybe I'm too old to be a dude, too set in my ideas to appreciate Chord's design efforts that puts me in a minority of one.  It seems Chord has hit their target market by design rather than despite it.  Viva la difference.

I've been reading the Dave posts prior to and after deciding to purchase a Dave.  They have been very informative and helped with the decision. I particularly appreciate the input from the Chord team giving an insight into the technicalities of Dave and the future improvements with new Chord...