Recommend a DAC for my system....please.


Hard for me to audition because I don't know where to start. I pretty much have the HT area covered, now I need a NICE musical dac somewhere around the $3k area. New or used. I was thinking about the Levinson 36/36s.
My listening taste depends on my mood, mostly jazz, bossa nova, pop, etc... but NO rap.
It'd be great if I can be satisfied with this dac for a long, long time. Any thoughts????

Much appreciated...
jose21

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Thanks to everyone so far.

Platypus, why do you think that the Levinsons are a bad choice?

Any comments on the Kora Hermes?
I forgot to add, I'm trying to get that lush, warm, musical sound(isn't everyone). My speakers don't help much in that dept.(a bit on the bright side, great for HT though).
Getting my hands on some Golden Cross interconnect cables next week which should "warm" things up.
Soix,
Thanks for the thought. I've pondered that situation but for HT, which is my priority(65%), nothing IMO beats the NHT VT3s. Ever heard 'em?
Got an Audio Note dac 2.1x coming in this weekend. A little excited to say the least...