A moderate priced dac

I recently bought a Schiit Bifrost Multibit and am very satisfied with it. I did not compare it to more expensive DACs since I didn’t have the budget for those. This chart (and other research) prior to purchasing the Bifrost Multibit (aka Bimby) helped lead me to pick this particular DAC. The chart ranks this DAC higher than many other DACs costing a lot more, so I think I got pretty good bank for the buck.

I got the Bifrost direct from Schiit as a B stock item and saved myself $100. It looks and behaves totally new, and sounded even better after some burn-in time.
https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/marveys-dac-chart-of-awesomeness.63/

A fellow audioholic loaned me his Auralic Vega while he was on vacation. I warmed everything up and listened for 2hrs. At that point, I found one used, online, half of new price,  20 miles away. Haven’t looked back.
happy listening, Butch

Cutthroat has given the only non "cutthroat advice" and wisest...I concur with his post...

I can’t believe nobody said this :
buy google Chromecast audio and optical to mini input easy to connect to your P5 or even AVR and thank me later less than $50

Hi audiomaze

I am going to hammer away at this, sorry Folks.  Please, please do research modern DSP (Digital Sound Processing) and/or find someone highly skilled at modern applications of it.  ANY downside is overwhelmingly overtaken by the amazing upsides, including maybe adding some tube warmth (my preference with any digital source) or whatever your flavor preferences.  Something as moderately priced such as this DAC, for example, using relatively free Reaper & Foobar software can generate astoundingly great sound in a good system:

https://www.amazon.com/Headphone-Amplifier-Portable-SABRE9018Q2C-Screen/product-reviews/B073SSNMKK/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews

I am an old hobbyist...and can understand old school mindsets...the less in the audio chain the better.  That said, DSP has taken this sound to levels never imagined given my skills and audio budget, thanks to my sound engineer 3,000 miles away, who has spent years refining his knowledge and abilities.  See other my other posts.

If you have the budget and it is your preference to improve your sound by upgrading gear, I'm fully on-board with that!  However, audiomaze began this thread in stating he has a 10+ year old dac and wants to move forward.  There are ways today with a small budget.  Check the specs on this portable dac (and others) for example vs your dac.  We live in exciting audio times!  More Peace, Pinthrift