DAC with i2S

Musetec 005 at $3k though the USB input maybe the best of the input options. Used can maybe found under $2k. Excellent DAC for the price. Wish I still had it.

I own the Musician Pegasus that’s excellent and can be had for $1100.  Here’s a good review…

https://soundnews.net/sources/dacs/musician-audio-pegasus-r2r-dac-review/

For that price you could add their Pisces DDC for $520 so for $1620 total you’d have a complete i2S setup 

https://aoshida-audio.com/products/musician-pisces-ii

Incidentally, I added a used Denafrips Iris DDC to get i2S with my Pegasus and the improvement over SPDIF was not small and very well worth it.  Hope this helps, and best of luck.

Gustard R26 is a well reviewed Dac.

I have a previous model Gustard A22, and love it. No I2S input unfortunately.

Another example of someone picking a connector and shopping for a component to go with it.

Can you share how you concluded that DACs without I2S should not be considdered?