VDA-2 with VAC-1... I knew I should have listened to the VDA-2 recommendation, but nooooo, stupid little Fungi had to go get the DA53. It's a pretty nice DAC, if you like your sound airy and highs-oriented but not so much body, but that kind of conflicts with the headphones I have.
Maybe it gets better in balanced mode (cheapest balanced DAC?) but I can't say I want to keep this around without balanced gear.