Are DAC's overpriced?


External DAC's are pretty expensive imho... BUT I don't know that much on how to choose one. I want mostly cd's in my small two channel system... I am rebuilding after selling my Logans and Mac amp to go back to "drivers"! The Logans wore me out with Maintenance.  Should I buy a new cd player or get a new DAC for my old player?  
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Aside from the preamp choice, (the Parasound P6 is an excellent one), you could add the Oppo UDP-205 as your CD/DVD/Blue-ray source because it has the famed ESS Sabre ES9038Pro DAC. In addition to any type of disc, this unit has a ton of ways to add a digital source - HDMI, ethernet, wireless, coax, Toslink, and USB DAC inputs.  The accepted formats of the digital source start with simple mp3 and go up to DSD and MQA files.  Hook this up to your preamp using the HDMI (analog only), unbalanced (RCA), or balanced (XLR). Enjoy!

The Oppo costs ~$1500 if you can find one - Oppo recently stopped making them.  They will only get more valuable as they become scarce IMHO.