What are the DACs that use good circuits in the Audio sections?


I will admit that I have never meet an integrated circuit that I thought was worth my time/money.  That said, is there a good DAC that is good in the conversion process but also has some real components in the audio section rather than "chips".    
whatjd

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To make it a bit more clear, I am not talking of Chips/etc. in the units other operating parts, but in the audio signal path...what you hear, not what makes the display work. 

chips, a concern?  Well, that is up to you.  I assume that if chips were SOTA, then Audio Research, Conrad Johnson and more would have pre and power amps that were all really big chips. 

 Chips/I.C. etc.  are in the ear of the beholder.