Price: AU$34,995 per pair

Website: www.berkeleyaudiodesign.com

Edgar said: To the truest encapsulation of the word ‘Reference’, when it comes to the Alpha DAC Reference Series 3, I can but add one succinct word to celebrate its purest meaning: Triumph.

Read the SoundStage! Australia review.

The gist: A resolution monster and the best DAC Edgar has heard.