I have AURALiC Aries G2 and Vega G2 into c2700. Yesterday I tried connecting from Aries directly into c2700 and the result is very positive. McIntosh may not be known for their DAC. But from what I tried. DA2 is very neutral sounding like Vega G2. To my ears, DA2 may lose a bit at soundstage. Other than that, it is a fine DAC.
