datay:
The W4S DAC2 is about £1200 in the UK, so 2/3 of the
full retail price of the PreXPdQx, and 3
times the price of the upgrade from 'd' to Qx - you got a bargain (which we have heard about a few times
). My Qx was used, so I paid a couple of hundred less for it than I would have done to factory upgrade my then 6XP to just PreXPd, thankfully.
Still, I'm not hearing any improvement thru the Qx over 6SE analogue when apparently I should, so I would recommend OP or anyone else look elsewhere for a dac, unless the Cyrus one-box solution particularly appeals.
GBP1200! Ouch!! In Australia, the W4S DAC2 is around $AUD1500 = approx. GBP920.
The retail price of the PreXPd is around $AUD3500 = approx. GBP2160... As a result it was cheaper for me to buy a repro PreXPd from the UK, ship it to Australia even with customs tax!
The Qx upgrade is $AUD1000 = approx. GBP620.... (sounds like its considerably more than in the UK).
When I look at the Cyrus prices in the UK I turn a shade green!