Thanks for the suggestions! As much as I liked the form factor of the topping I'm leaning towards the Gustard U18 or the Audio-GD di-20 currently. I unfortunately can't fit a card in my PC with my vertical GPU, hence why I'm looking at DDCs. I'm also just really curious to try I2S.

Yeah really... I have a Gustard R26 that I use as my desktop DAC and usb is so noisy while doing anything demanding on my PC. I'm hoping that a DDC solves it but I wish I didn't have to get one

I guess having no mclk is a pretty decent downside in terms of future proofing. Will keep looking

Looks like that just came out, I was looking to pick something up used and really like the form factor of the U90. I'll do some research on the audio-gd line though. Was the di-20 similar in performance to the 24?

Do you have any opinions on the U90? I'm trying to figure out if there are any real downsides to it over the gustard U18? I haven't really seen any ones actual opinion of it on here?

Tried to read through this monstrous thread but I just wanted to ask, is there truly a downside of a Topping U90 instead of the U18? I much prefer the form factor of the U90 to stack with my A90. I know the Gustard would plug in easier with my R26 but I just don't like the way the U18 looks.

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Hey everyone new member here, I've lurked for a while but decided to join to get some help on my upgrade path. I'm really considering the 2 amps in the title but I'm not sure which one to pull the trigger on. I've listened to the GSX before but it was several years ago when I first got into the...