How much should I spend on a new DAC

Hello Gents. What would be reasonable sum to spend on a new DAC relative to my current audio rig.

Speakers: Sonus Faber Olympica II

Integrated Amp: Pass Labs INT-25

DAC: Pro-Ject Dac Box S2+

Speaker Cables: Kimber 8VS Bi-Wire

Power cable: Kimber PK10 Base

Interconnects: Audioquest Tower

I must say I'm very happy with the music coming out of my speakers but It's obvious that the DAC is not the same league as the rest of the equipment.

celestial__sound01-19-2023 8:16pm

audioman58 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,289 posts 01-20-2023 at 03:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have found $5-7k gives you very good reference quality beating dacs at 2 x the $$ spent in naturalness and musicality across the board. tops in my new listening list is the T&A 200 dac , then Between HoloSprings May KTE dac and latest Denafrips12 anniversary Terminator + dac.
audioman58 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,289 posts 02-01-2023 at 05:50am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete This I can tell you I bought the R26 , I added a lower price pangea sig 14 mk2 using Cardas best -0 Crystal copper $140 and the Synergistic purple fuse was a nice jump up in imaging depth of ,and dynamics, give it a solid play 24-7for a week ,I use the Isotek breakin cd , then use track3 asa tune up tape every other day it’s only a 5 minute sweep . $340 is not much if you listen to music often, it brings this very good dac into a higher range of quality,refined sound left in non oversampling mode.