Best amp options within a limited budget?

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@AndyKH

I’m really not sure why people feel the need to add a DAC.

Perhaps this helps (warning - 701 posts) to understand why:

What will adding a Ndac to an ND5XS2 bring

Wonder if members who have tried the above combination can give me a pretty good idea of the outcome. Have read lots of posts about the topic and it seems there are quiet a few members that currently run one in there system. An NDX2 would be ideal but funds will only run to an Ndac at the moment.