Chord DAVE, any lesser Chord DAC come close?


I had the opportunity to audition a Chord DAVE in my system for a couple of days and I was very impressed.
Anybody who truly thinks dacs are all the same needs to listen to a true high end model.
However not so impressed with the 10k price tag.
So looking for comment from experienced Chord users if any of their lesser DAC models come close to the magic of the DAVE.
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If you check out head-fi or superbestaudiofriends...their lesser dacs seem to be almost as good.
Thx Nitewulf
Heard from a friend that headfi was the inplace for the Chord dac gang
Going to have to take a look....
Try the Chinese model Stereophile mentions in this months issue.
$2,995 as I recall.