I would heartily recommend the NAD M51, which can be had on EBAY for as low as $800ish. Stereophile gave it an A+ in their recommended components list, as evidenced in this review:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/nad-m51-direct-digital-da-converter
I’ve had mine since 2014 front-ending Audio Research electronics and Martin Logan panels. I’ll only consider replacing it when someone builds a DAC that sounds better, has a phono input and room correction.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/nad-m51-direct-digital-da-converter
I’ve had mine since 2014 front-ending Audio Research electronics and Martin Logan panels. I’ll only consider replacing it when someone builds a DAC that sounds better, has a phono input and room correction.