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Best Budget SCD-777ES DAC?

Hello,
having read many of the posts in this category, I can see there are many recommendations for DAC's and also - and unrelated - many quibbles about how well the SCD-777 really plays normal CD's. A stereophile reviewer highly regarded a combo with the CAL Alpha tube DAC. There must be many others. Has anyone experimented? What works great, and what might be cheap?! Is it worth it? ( --My frame of reference for background/why I am asking -- I can tell you that I traded a Meridian 508.20 for the 777, and the Meridian to me sounded better. But just slightly; very slightly in fact. If a recommended DAC made up the difference between the two in sound, but cost a thousand bucks, it would not be worth it to me. Is there some "fantastic" upgrade out there?)
Thanks!
Jimmy2615
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jimmy2615 OP
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Hey guys,
I put this out a while back, now I'm looking to solicit new input now that siginificant time (and products) have passed. You should answer simply because I've been steadfast all this time without any upgrades!
But this time let's not limit by "budget", but say under 3k new or used>
Thanks!
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