Bill,
i Had the Halide for a long time and really enjoyed it, but to tide you over until the BH dac is out, the new Firefly v 1.2 would probbably be a good choice as it is improved over the older version and costs $149. There are a zillion other dacs but from what has been released about the new BH dac, that one is going tobe well worth the wait.
HTH,
Jim
Jim Rebman -- recovering audiophile
Equitech balanced power; uRendu, USB processor -> Musette DAC -> 5670 tube buffer -> Finale Audio F138 FFX -> Cain and Cain Abbys near-field).
s.e.x. 2.1 under construction. Want list: Stereomour II
All ICs homemade (speaker and power next)