Best dac for cheapest available with excellent sound is the Non Oversampling, and they are 16 bit.. They have the most analog sound close to that of a turntable. And guess what? They Cost 170 each. Audio mirror a hi end company use to use and modify them. You can get them direct from the distributor Here:
http://www.pacificvalve.us/LTDACAH2.html
Not to mention they are extremly compact, very well built, and sound as good as my old Wadia player. I just recently upgraded to an all in one unit, without need of the dac any longer, but it is still the best value in audio for Solid Redbook playback. You get a 30 day return as well I believe. You can find many good reviews and variations of this Dac praised pretty highly on this site and others looking up either the Audio mirror version or the
Lite DAC-Ah model. For your use, I can say you will not find a better value sounding piece. There is a couple very expensive pieces using this design approch as well like Audio note.
Good luck
http://www.pacificvalve.us/LTDACAH2.html
Not to mention they are extremly compact, very well built, and sound as good as my old Wadia player. I just recently upgraded to an all in one unit, without need of the dac any longer, but it is still the best value in audio for Solid Redbook playback. You get a 30 day return as well I believe. You can find many good reviews and variations of this Dac praised pretty highly on this site and others looking up either the Audio mirror version or the
Lite DAC-Ah model. For your use, I can say you will not find a better value sounding piece. There is a couple very expensive pieces using this design approch as well like Audio note.
Good luck