@NaturalSound - The Bitfrost starts at $349 and I think I'm required to get the USB Upgrade ($150) because I don't know how else I'm supposed to get audio from my MacBook Pro to the device. Again, I'm very new at all this so maybe there is a way to get the audio there without the USB upgrade? That being said, the cost of the the Bitfrost is at $449. Regarding my budget, I'm able to shell out about another $100 or so if it's going to make a big difference. Any recommendations?
The Bottlehead DAC looks sexy as hell but it's a little out of my budget for this project and has been out of stock. Do you know when they plan on producing more DACs or did they stop because they are making a newer one?
EDIT: Just discovered that I don't need the USB upgrade since the Mac audio port has optical audio. Either way, the budget is still the same since I'll use that for the Bitfrost Uber upgrade unless anyone here recommends something different.