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Arcam irDAC vs W4S dac 2 vs Bel Canto Dac3

I`m currently running the Arcam dac with no real complaints except that it may be outclassed by the rest of the system. I was just wondering how the other two dacs mentioned in the title would compare with the irDAC. I realize the Dac 2 and Dac 3 were much more expensive when introduced so this may not be a fair comparison but the Arcam is 3-5 years newer  so that may level the playing field.
It would be great to hear from former or current owners with hands on experience. 
The rest of the system consists of Moon CD1 as transport, Node2i streamer,  Krell KRC-3, KSA-50s pre and power amp and Spendor S8e speakers.
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I`d be looking at a budget of around $1000 at the most. I just upgraded from an integrated to separates and the difference was huge to say the least, just looking for more of a good thing if that can be achieved given the budget.
I do like the irDAC very much, before settling on it I compared it to an Audiolab M-DAC and Rega DAC. That was an apples to apples comparison as all three dacs were in the same price range more or less. The two dacs that Im considering were significantly more expensive when current.
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