"Andy Evans" wrote in
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Arny - what's the best currently available chipset?

Probably typified by the AKM 4394 or 4395, or Crystal CS4398 .

What would you suggest building?

Nothing - there's plenty of reasonably-priced off-the-shelf equipment that
gets the job done brilliantly.

The hidden agenda in building DACs is the fact that they are what is known
as "mixed-signal" equipment. Mixed- signal equipment can be and often is
highly dependent on non-obvious features like circuit card trace layout and
chassis design.

Just *not* the thing that amateurs should try their hand at unless they have
good facilities for evaluating the performance of finished products, and
lots of time to invest in the project. Note that almost none of the online
construction projects include complete technical test results on the
finished projects.