theaceface said:
I am thinking of adding a DAC to my system to breathe new life into my CD player and use with digital files.
I was thinking of the Audiolab M-DAC+
Any other suggestions or input greatly appreciated at around the same price point.
Buy one of these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=digital+audio+converter&_frs=1
and one of these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-NEW-30VA-DC9V-HiFi-Linear-power-supply-Regulated-PSU-for-DAC-headphone-amp/111544608244?hash=item19f893a5f4:g:wgYAAOSw2XFUiC3o
and use this combination as a benchmark to compare against any other DACs you fancy.
Spend the rest of your budget on something like this for you and the Mrs:
https://www.thomascook.com/packages/H0218673/?connectorCode=1&contentId=5a9d28b6be6d43b452cb5ca130cdb9f8ad5e5d195dbe0937&startDate=2018-04-26&endDate=2018-04-26&depAirport=LGW&duration=7&boardType=1&brand=TCU1&room=TWIN02,2&seasonCode=W17&freeChildFlag=No&context=thomascook.com&selectedDate=2018-04-26&geoPath=Turkey,%20Dalaman,%20Marmaris&roomPackageId=TCHHOL_A@6851864&tab=%2Fsearch&productId=H0218673&bsrp=resortCode%3Dany%26goingTo%3DAll%2520Destinations%26depAirport%3D0%26sbDepAirport%3D0%26origin%3DAny%2520Airport%26flexible%3Dfalse%26when%3Dany%26duration%3D7%26occupation%3D2%26sort%3Dbest_savings_desc%26keepFilters%3Dtrue%26start%3D0%26end%3D9%26priceRangeSlider%3D7%26priceRangeSlider%3D8%26sponsorshipService%3D3%26durationFacet%3D7%26widening%3Dtrue%26context%3Dthomascook.com%26connectorCode%3D1%26routingInfo%3Dsolr%26language%3Den%26langLong%3Den-EN%26isFlexible%3Dfalse#H0218673