I like the Channel Islands Audio VDA*2 DAC. Couple that with an inexpensive Blu-Ray or DVD player. With your budget you can even get a nice SPDIF cable.
need DAC and Transport or good CD player
I am new to the home audio game. I have done lots of Highend car audio so now I just taking the natural progression. I was wondering what is a good cd player to start with? Or should I do a transport and DAC? I dont want to spend more than $1500. As I know that I will eventually upgrade. What would you guys recommend. My amp is a Electrocompaniet ECl, with Dyn 52SE's monitors.