I’m not sure where this thread went but I’ll chime in and also say take a look at the Gustard x26 pro. Has dual chipset and extremely quiet in all aspects. (Clicking being mentioned on others in this thread are non existent with the Gustard and personally don’t think should exist with any DAC at any price)
Banchmark DAC3B vs. Denafrips Pontus II (12th Aniv.)
So I'm considering one of these DACs. They're about the same price new. Any thoughts on which direction? My pre-amp and amp are both Benchmark and the speakers are Reference 3A NEFES II. I realize keeping it all Benchmark is appealing, but the Pontus looks very interesting.