I've been considering one for a future audio system and only recently noticed that prices have dropped on the converters. Anyone here have a high end DAC in their system?

Yes. I've been using a Musical Fidelity V-DAC and a Music Hall DAC25.2. Things really open up in 24bit/96kHz. It's definitely a worthwhile investment so long as you have a (proper) amp and speakers/headphones already. If not you likely won't *hear* what the DAC is doing.

I have a Kenwood receiver with a DAC inside it that I pass everything through. It also handles all the home theater surround sound signals from the PC. This is then passed out of that same Kenwood and onto bigger and better grade amplifiers...which also happen to be Kenwoods.

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82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

I'm working with a Rein Audio X-DAC with USB input. So far, I'm impressed. there's better products out there, but they also cost much, much more than this one.

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I've liked the Channel Islands VDA-2 ( w/VAC-1) I got a few years back. Smooth operation and a nice sound.

CIAUDIO : VDA•2 - 24bit Digital to Analog Converter

I was leaning towards the Music Hall, but I will continue checking out the others.

Also check out:

http://shop.grantfidelity.com/Grant-Fidelity-TubeDAC-11-D-A-Converter.html

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82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

My table has no output for a DAC. I must be missing something.

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Here is a high quality one:

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82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

I saw this nifty piece of equipment online today...

Denon DNP-720AE Network digital music player with built-in Apple AirPlay® and Wi-Fi® at Crutchfield.com

The price isn't bad at all...$300

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I purchased a LiTe DAC-AH digital-to-analog converter last year to listen to music from a hard-drive through my Carver M-400 magnetic field stereo amplifier. I looked for a while (with a limited budget) and found this little beauty which is doing the trick just fine. BTW, it only cost me about $170 delivered.

LiTe DAC-AH (8x TDA1543 NOS)

Here's a brief review of the DAC:

http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/lite_dac_e.html

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2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.