Justin you have a slew of good Dacs out there in your price range.Audio Mirror,The New Channel Islands VDA2 might be a winner. Also I've compared the Audio Sector NOS Dac to a Arcam DV27 which cost nearly 3 times of the DV88. The Audio Sector came out on top. The Audio Sector has also been compared against some of the modded SB2 or SB3 squeeze box units used with hard drive systems which are the rave now. The Audio Sector from a reliable source also out performed these units.Scott Nixons Dacs are another avenue. I'm sure others will give you more Dacs that perform well above their price point.