Hello,
All of this looks good. If you have a ok DAC you can sell it and buy the R2R Denifrips Arries.II. If you have a CD player with digital outs keep the player and spend it all on the DAC. The Denifrips Pontous. Slightly over budget but worth it. It’s all about the DAC. This DAC has twice the resisters and twice the power supply located under the DAC for better separation. Even if you had an older DVD or blueray player you will hear the results. Later you can upgrade your transport to a used Oppo, Cambridge cxc, or a jays. This is your best bet for the most impact and future proofing your system. You can also use the DAC for streaming in the future. I would recommend a BlueSound Node 2i.
I hope this helps. I don’t know of a resellers for Denifrips. The BlueSound is at https://holmaudio.com/bluesound/
All of this looks good. If you have a ok DAC you can sell it and buy the R2R Denifrips Arries.II. If you have a CD player with digital outs keep the player and spend it all on the DAC. The Denifrips Pontous. Slightly over budget but worth it. It’s all about the DAC. This DAC has twice the resisters and twice the power supply located under the DAC for better separation. Even if you had an older DVD or blueray player you will hear the results. Later you can upgrade your transport to a used Oppo, Cambridge cxc, or a jays. This is your best bet for the most impact and future proofing your system. You can also use the DAC for streaming in the future. I would recommend a BlueSound Node 2i.
I hope this helps. I don’t know of a resellers for Denifrips. The BlueSound is at https://holmaudio.com/bluesound/