Chord DAVE & M-Scaler review - $15,000 of brilliance

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The DAVE is chord's flagship DAC, with a flagship price, increasing further when you add the M-Scaler upsampling unit. And this combination is nothing other than fantastic.

1:30 - Build/Aesthetics
2:30 - Connectivity
3:20 - Headphone Amp
6:35 - Why do Chord DACs sound different?
8:35 - Sound
18:20 - To M-Scaler or not to M-Scaler?
23:17 - End / Patrons

Intro Song: "Iron" by Woodkid - https://song.link/i/1440862926

Test Tracks:
Are you serious - Andrew Bird - https://song.link/i/1440954417
Desire - Bob Moses - https://song.link/i/1513566903
Andvevarljod - Wardruna - https://song.link/gb/i/1496594353
Tense - BRONSON - https://song.link/i/1506713757
Below the asteroids - The Iceland Symphony Orchestra - https://song.link/i/1536478282
Death is the New Sex - Tunng - https://song.link/i/1524708598
It's All So Incredibly Loud - Glass Animals - https://song.link/i/1508562330

(Apologies for having to re-upload this one, there was a mistake that needed correcting. New mic will be coming soon as well so SQ for future vids should improve significantly)