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A review of the Gustard R26 R2R DAC including comparisons of USB, IIS and LAN connections, using it in NOS mode with HQ Player, and comparisons with the Schiit Yggdrasil OG and Chord Hugo TT2 with M-Scaler.
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00:00 Teaser
00:18 Introduction
00:39 Glamour video
01:39 Pricing & specs
03:03 Device tour
04:48 LAN & USB switching
07:21 Sound quality
09:00 PCM vs DSD decoding
10:30 USB vs IIS vs LAN
13:31 NOS mode with HQ Player
16:27 Gustard R26 vs Schiit Yggdrasil OG
19:30 Gustard R26 vs Chord TT2
21:11 Final conclusions
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