Gustard X26 III vs Topping, Holo Audio, and Laiv

Gustard X26 III is a DAC and an audio renderer, this is my review.
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00:00 About X26 III
05:31 Sound
09:11 vs A26
10:37 vs R26
11:54 vs Topping D90 Discrete
14:24 vs Holo Audio Cyan 2
18:52 vs Laiv Harmony DAC
22:20 Audio renderer
23:39 Final thoughts

Test setup
Streamer:
Volumio Rivo+ - https://shop.volumio.com/product/rivo...
Volumio Lineo 5 - https://shop.volumio.com/product/line...
DACs:
LAIV Harmony DAC - https://www.laiv.audio/harmony-dac
Gustard R26 DAC - https://bit.ly/3XLyNCF
Preamps:
Acoustic Invader Fulcrum -    • Acoustic Invader Fulcrum - Why I use this ...  
Ladder Bach - https://bit.ly/3FaqSYm
Amps:
2 x Acoustic Invader (IcePower 1200) - https://acousticinvader.com/
2 x Topping B200 - https://amzn.to/3WqCNt4
Speakers:
Mon Acoustics Platiomn VC One: https://monacoustic.us/product/platim...
Spirit Wind -    • High End 2-way speaker Spirit Wind  
CSS Criton 1TD-X – https://www.css-audio.com/online-stor...
KEF LS50 - https://amzn.to/3W9Os0y

Head-Fi test setup:
Aune S17 Pro: https://amzn.to/3u2O6gu
Geshelli Labs Erish 3 Pro: https://geshelli.com/product/erish-3-...
Aune AR7000: https://amzn.to/3ZcuXG1
Goldplanar GL2000: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DB6...
Verum 2: https://www.verum-audio.com/store
AKG K702: https://amzn.to/3TSlnUF

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