Dac upgrade

I have not hear the t + a units.  Reviews are amazing and only you can be the judge it is a step up from your Ayre unit.  

I would tell you that IMO (worth what you paid for it) that Chord has a better sounding DAC than Ayre.  The TT2 with an M-Scaler would definitely be a step up and the Chord Dave with or without an M-Scaler would be a big step up.  Chord is not chip based and is an FPGA DAC that is a combo of software and hardware based.  

Rockna is the other brand I would look at.  The balanced Wavedream would be brilliant in your system.  Read the 6Moons review.  This is an R2R DAC.  

Don't get me wrong.  These are much more than the  t + a solutions but as you know, the better something is, often it gets pricey fast.  Do some research and I think you will be intrigued by both.  I am a dealer who would happily take your Ayre against either the Chord or Rockna gear.  PM me if you have any interest.  

Hi verdantaudio ,
I had the chord Dave dac before I switched to the ayre.
i had got the chord because everyone raved about their dacs. I started with the qutest , didn’t like it and then got the Dave with m scaler . Found the sound to be very clinical . Tried the ayre qx-5 and the sound was much more to my liking . The best dac I have listened to so far with the filters and the diamond output stage . Better than chord, mytek, emm labs, ps audio( all I have listened to in my system) .
i am really curious about the t+a cause the built, design and sound seems to be a diff class.

@newtoncr curious if you ever heard/tried any Bricasti dac? Very musical IMO.

DCS Bartok. Truly outstanding. Read the reviews and comparisons. The road would end for a very long time. IMO