You don't see many of them come up for sale, but if you could snag a Mytek Brooklyn DAC (the original model), that might be something to consider.
It does MQA, is basically a "pre amp", has inputs for a turntable, excellent headphone amp and a very good ESS DAC chipset.
It does MQA, is basically a "pre amp", has inputs for a turntable, excellent headphone amp and a very good ESS DAC chipset.