Looking for a DAC w/ balanced XLR line out, budget $1k

Of course moving on up you have the Ayre QB-9 but that is USB only.
OP, what input do you need?

I'm probably going to use a network player compatible with Roon, something like a Bluesound Node 2i, so optical or coax. If there's a network player with balanced line out and a decent built-in DAC I'd consider something like that as well.