DAC Recommendation around 2.5K


There are so many new DACs, it makes one head swim.

I currently have a PS Audio DL III w/ level 3 Cullen mods
it sounds great, very analog and musical, however will not do 24/192 even via coax. So.....

Hegel HD25? NAD M51? I want to have a usb 24/192 to avoid another device in the chain (in order to use coax)

System:

Jolida fusion preamp (with mods)
channel island d-200 moon block amps
acoustic zen adagio speakers
kimber silver cable
soundstring cable
"anti-cables" for speaker wire

Listen to ALL types of music, so dac needs to be comfortable with classical and jazz but also lots of classic rock

Thank You

PS: i do not care about DSD capability, don't buy it....
mlapenta
Everyone has their favorite to recommend, including me.

I have tried several high end DACs, and they are all good. I keep coming back to the Antelope Audio Zodiac Gold for it's great I/O and the fact that the volume attenuator is on the analog side of the chain. Personally, I haven't heard anything better.
You might enjoy this review:
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1377835466
Not to steal the thread, but does anyone know if the NAD M51 handles DSD on the USB input?

thx
Stickman451, the NAD cannot decode DSD data from any input. This has been confirmed by NAD who said that it would require a hardware redesign to accommodate DSD.