"Best" DAC for a grand or less

Chicago , you only stated half my question . The rest was , I was looking for added bass, if that is possible from a dac.

It appears to be silly to waste more energy on the "accuracy from specifications" nonsense.

Another DAC that comes to mind for <$1000 is the Sonic Frontiers SFD1 and 2 series. This is from the same time as the Processor 3 series which was highly received by many viewers.....and also used the UltraAnalog chip set. 8-)

How about the Grant Fidelity DAC-09? It's around $300.

Chicagojtw, you may be confusing thin, bright sound with accuracy, unless you're listening to Britny Spears all the time.

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone . I was wondering though about the Havana , I read it does not convert HDCD . So ,... stupid question , but does that mean no sound from them ,or those cd's will not benefit from that DAC?