DAC recommendation


Doing a lot streaming with Spotify thru the parasound halo p5 DAC. I am noticing a difference in sound quality when listening to cds with my old rotel player and was thinking of upgrading to a stand alone DAC for better quality. My budget is about $1500 max used. Like wyred 4 sound but I’ve read some good things about schiit on some other threads. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, thx. 
klerxst
What is sounding better, the Parasound or the Rotel?  Are you using a digital output from the CD player? Are you comparing the exact same masterings?
+1 for Mr_m.
The Codex is a great buy for the money.
A close second is the Schiit Gungnir or Yggy. The latter is a bit more (closer to $2K used).
The nice thing is that both Ayre and Schiit offer upgrades as they become available.
B