My Topping D90se is considered a great nuetral DAC at $900. Tremendous details from music on this DAC.
My Gustard X26 Pro is considered by me to be a great DAC for $1500. It is a warmish DAC but with good details.
My Benchmark DAC3B at $1700 is another favorite of mine but it maybe a little lean on the low frequencies. That was a comment by someone that owns it and is a musician. I do not think so but I ain’t a musician.
These 3 are all ESS DACs.
You should consider the current sonic attributes of your system and see how you want to extend those attributes or maybe curtail is (a bright system with a warm DAC etc..).
My Gustard X26 Pro is considered by me to be a great DAC for $1500. It is a warmish DAC but with good details.
My Benchmark DAC3B at $1700 is another favorite of mine but it maybe a little lean on the low frequencies. That was a comment by someone that owns it and is a musician. I do not think so but I ain’t a musician.
These 3 are all ESS DACs.
You should consider the current sonic attributes of your system and see how you want to extend those attributes or maybe curtail is (a bright system with a warm DAC etc..).