rglass6

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Best DAC for around $2,500 or less
Lampizator Amber  
Amp Upgrade time, $6000 budget, used or new.
Hello!! After reading through your likes and dislikes I think the best thing for you to do is look into the DAC company Lampizator. Idk if you use digital files a lot or not, but they make tube dacs with incredible amplification and power supplies... 
Preamp with Phono $3-5k range
Rogue audio RH-5 is a pretty great amp for headphones but also a gorgeous preamp. They can be found used with the phone stage for around 1800-2200 pretty often. Check hifishark  
MQA DAC with Coax Output
Look into the stuff from matrix audio. The products I would suggestmatrix SPDIF-2 (it will convert a USB to basically any known output and as of now it does it to the highest we’ve figure out. It will even transport DSD over IIS, thought to be LIT... 
Considering A SS amplifier
Many tried to pull me over to the tube side as well but what I have learned is that I just prefer the sound of no tubes, just as I don’t prefer the sound of no preamp before the amp. Yes, I can hear how tubes are warmer and certain bright aspects ...