digital upgrade opinions


hello, I'm a newbie, and recently put together a midfi system with a very decent tube integrated and a pair of monitors.
I'm looking to upgrade my source which is currently a generic DVD player. I'd basically like to hear what would be a more wise upgrade path between:
1) Getting a "budget" CD player like the Musical Hall/Onix MMF25
2) Spending all my money on the best <1000 DAC I can find (DAC recommendations are welcome) to pair with my existing player.
Any advice would be great!
ethanh

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thanks for the advice! I was already leaning towards a DAC rather than a new CDP (although the modded Music Hall player looks pretty nice).
Some of the DACs I've been looking at are the Bel Canto DAC2, the Benchmark, and the Audio Mirror. My amp is a bizzy bee modded Cayin TA-30 so if anyone has an opinion on a good match it would be cool.
Paul from bizzy bee/Tube Audio Designs told me he would be releasing a TAD brand DAC in a few months and although I'm VERY impressed with the Cayin I'm just not sure I can wait that long.