You've asked for an impossibility, but with your casual reference to "cheapskate", I think you already know that.
The Bryston player and it's peers ( e.g Naim, and Linn ) are very fine premium kit designed to work with their high-end DACs and other high-end system components.
There is an irrefutable tenet in this hobby: you get what you pay for.
There is a large competitive arena of cheap build and limited performance digital player alternatives in the low-fi to mid-fi strata. But none of these as "cheapskate (?)" variants warrant any comparison in performance or build quality to the Bryston or it's peers.
The Bryston player and it's peers ( e.g Naim, and Linn ) are very fine premium kit designed to work with their high-end DACs and other high-end system components.
There is an irrefutable tenet in this hobby: you get what you pay for.
There is a large competitive arena of cheap build and limited performance digital player alternatives in the low-fi to mid-fi strata. But none of these as "cheapskate (?)" variants warrant any comparison in performance or build quality to the Bryston or it's peers.