DAC Noob - seeking suggestions


My 2 year old son just broke my Rotel CD player, so I need a new source.

I am interested in the idea of getting an entry level DAC with reclocking/anti-jitter. That way I could use multiple relatively inexpensive digital sources, such as a computer hard drive or an inexpensive CD/DVD player, and still get reasonable quality sound.

My system:
Martin Logan Aerius i
McIntosh MC 2105
McIntosh C 26

I bought all that stuff when I was a bachelor, no kids, and the "toys" budget was a lot larger than it is now. Budget is a PRIMARY consideration. Something that could be picked up used under $300 would be good.

Is there any such animal?

Please be specific with brand names and models - like I said, I am a total noob about DACs.
alath

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Thanks for the suggestions.

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the quality of the CD transport or digital source does matter
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That's why I was asking about the anti-jitter/reclocking feature - I understand this helps to ameliorate one of the major problems with poor transport mechanisms.

Do any of the suggested units above have this feature?