got to love the 2nd hand market for hifi as previously stated most items are extremely well looked after although u get an odd horror. Another good thing is 2nd hand stuff rarely looses value if you decide to sell on again. Sometimes even making money on your previous purchases.
My first dac was beresford caimen with offboard power supply not sure on make. When looking for an upgrade i went to fanthorpes to listen to a m-dac+ and a hugo2. while there they also let me listen to a trade in hugo tt and a dave for comparison. TT was priced less than the hugo2 but preferred the new chip in the hugo 2 and couldnt realistically afford the dave, so bought the hugo 2. The TT certainly had a bigger soundstage and overall a better grip of the music but the hugo 2 just sounded so much clearer.
Now hopefully i will be taking possession of a hugoTT2 in the near future off John will i'll let u know the difference when it lands. Next step on the journey is to find a roon ready streamer which i might start a different thread about once i finished reading numerous reviews on too many bits of kit lol.