[Carcajou]

Hi all,
 
Anyone has suggestions for a dedicated DAC that is under $400 and that has balanced XLR outputs? I will connect this DAC to an amp/preamp so I'd prefer if it had fixed outputs (or no preamp function at all).
 
Thanks!

 

[Carcajou]

For anyone wondering, while researching I stumbled upon the TEAC UD-301. While it would strech my budget by about $100, it still seems to be a great bang for the buck. It has a switch that allows to use the rear outputs as Fixed, Variable, or to turn them off completely to reduce interference in the headphone output. 
 
I read this thread and people seem to really like this little DAC:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/725610/teac-ud-301
 
If anyone has other suggestions I'd be happy to hear!