I'll second the recommendation for Holo Audio. Just some of the most revered DACs you can buy. Search for reviews on YouTube that compare them with Denafrips. The Cyan 2 may seem out of your budget so I'll invoke the tired old adage "buy once, cry once". Most of us here have been through many DACs and the money spent and lost (when sold) can add up to a lot. I firmly believe it's better to stretch your budget (as long as you can still eat) and get something that you'll enjoy for a long time, possibly forever. You only have so many years before you start losing your hearing, you don't want to waste those years shuffling equipment that leaves you wanting.
Holo Audio products are famously well-built and their DACs measure/perform the best of any R2R DACs (the May is THE best measuring on the market, the step-down Spring 3 is the second best)
One note, Holo has a banner at the bottom of their page that says prices are going up 10-15% on 3/1. Current prices are honored until then. They don't mention tariffs as the reason, just that material costs keep increasing, but who knows. Anyway, it was enough to push me to go ahead and buy now.