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Well, since neither are have optical dacs, you don't need to buy a dac/amp. The cheapest dac/amp with an optical input is the E17, FWIS. For now, you can just get an E11, which is actually a little more powerful than the E17, but has no dac.
Bear in mind, you will be double amping from the U3. All you're doing is amping the amped signal with a better output impedance, which will stabilize the X1's frequency response.
Honestly, I'd just get the U3 and x1 for now (though it may sound a little thin at first), then buying a used E17 later. We're talking like a $20 difference from something like the E11 anyways.
The E10 only works as a usb dac FIRST, so you can't connect the U3 to it.
The E7K IMHO just isn't worth it, when the E17 is just a little more and has all the features plus more power.
Bear in mind, you will be double amping from the U3. All you're doing is amping the amped signal with a better output impedance, which will stabilize the X1's frequency response.
Honestly, I'd just get the U3 and x1 for now (though it may sound a little thin at first), then buying a used E17 later. We're talking like a $20 difference from something like the E11 anyways.
The E10 only works as a usb dac FIRST, so you can't connect the U3 to it.
The E7K IMHO just isn't worth it, when the E17 is just a little more and has all the features plus more power.