New DAC vs using current CD Player

[Galaxie500xl]

Buy a DAC online that has a return policy. If it sounds better than your CD player keep it, if not, send it back. This way it won't cost you anything to find out if a new DAC is better than your CD player.

I like this idea......

 

[Poultrygeist]

No worries, I bought mine out of curiosity, not really expecting much. It's sound quality was a real surprise to me though a most welcome one

Here's a YouTube video from the Frenchman who makes it. I believe he will take a DAC back if you're unsatisfied with its performance though it's worth double checking with him first. He's not particularly fast to reply, though he does reply after a few days:

So what would be a decent winning bid on eBay for the DAC 3? Is the smaller version without a case the same?

 

[gvl]

Iirc the caseless version is an earliest design that lacks USB. IMO anything under $150 shipped over the pond is reasonable, the less the better naturally.