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Are there any good ones out there other than the u-dac2?  There has to be alternatives to the u-dac2 around $100.  I want to do some research first for some budget dac/amps, but I can't seem to find much in this forum.  I'm mainly looking for something leaning towards neutral.  Doesn't exactly have to be neutral, but not too colored.  I'll mainly be using it with a KC3, which has a good amount of bass for me.  I've read up on the audinst hud-mx1, but it's price is a little out of reach for me.  I've also heard of the musiland monitor 02, but I dont have much info on that, other than how the dac is good, but the amp is so-so.  I want to spend $150 tops, but the cheaper (and more value) the better.  I don't plan on buying any monster-powered full-size headphones.  When I do go down the upgrade path, I'll be getting custom IEMs (probably the Kozee X3).
 
Thanks.