Cambridge Audio 851N Music player/DAC

Comparison of the 851n and the Benchmark DAC 2

https://www.soundstageaccess.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/667-cambridge-audio-azur-851n-network-m...

Maybe you right because I heard the 851C and it's a great CD player one of the best I ever heard .

If the DAC is the same as the 851C which I own it’s very good. My 851C took sometime to really burn in so I wouldn’t judge one on a dealers floor unless they can tell you it has a lot of hours on it. Throw really good cables on it and for the money it’ll complete with players 2X if not 3Xs the price. Love mine.

I heard the 851N at my dealer showroom ,it's not bad player but I felt that the inner DAC isn't great one.

I'm also interested on this matter.
Any other suggestions for high level music player/dac?
I would like to go with Mytek Brooklyn Dac+ but at the same time would not longer use a separate computer as transport/player, so one cabinet package would be my preferred route.