Ypsilon Phaeton + Marten Coltrane Tenor = which DAC?

@david_ten The current source, i.e. Embla, is not performing very well in this setup. Simply speaking, I feel that a better DAC is required. :-)  Budget - up to 12-15k.

@david_ten Hey :-) first of all, thanks very much for the feedback. I am new to this forum, so really appreciate it. At the moment, I am thinking in terms of a full replacement (obviously in that case I would also need a transport/player to go with the DAC). However, I am not wedded to any specific idea at the moment, as I have just started looking into the options. In terms of type of sound, you are likely right that a warmer/richer sounding DAC would be a good match with the Martens, but I honestly do not know which ones have that kind of sound. But this is exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping for, will def look at Lampizator and Aqua! Thx again