A Bel Canto DAC2 can be had for under 1k. I am currently using a Bel Canto 1.1. Both accept RCA and toslink (optical).
The Bel Canto is very smooth and transparent to the point of almost vanishing. I was using a Krell component before which although had great bass, sounded very brittle (to my ears anyway).
See the blue moon review of the bel canto... superb
The Bel Canto is very smooth and transparent to the point of almost vanishing. I was using a Krell component before which although had great bass, sounded very brittle (to my ears anyway).
See the blue moon review of the bel canto... superb