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I started posting this in the ambient/IDM thread and quickly realized I was talking about cats, not ambient music.  I have mentioned Martin Strutzer to my (sainted, octogenarian) mother a number of times over the years, specially how he does live ambient "jams" while his incredibly well behaved cat sits patiently beside him.  She asked me to play a video of him performing, and I found this one on the YouTubes: The cat does its job to a T.  I continue to be amazed how cooperative it is.  Compare to my attempts to DJ with the "help" of Ozzie the cat some 15 years ago: I never DJ'd around Heidi the cat, but I am positive I know what she'd have done if I did. It would be "sit there patiently and wait to be petted."

My first thought was a Schiit Mimir. I haven't heard one, so I didn't feel qualified to comment. Still, the price looks right and it might be a sideways upgrade (it may be too wide for your arrangement). All I've got is a tiny Schiit Fulla 2... it still sounds great. There's been a lot of new entrants in the field and I'm way out of date on new equipment. I listened to a Chord Mojo 2 but it didn't sound any better than my portable CD player's headphone output. The Benchmark DAC3 B would be the logical thing to compare, but they look expensive and I'm not sure it would be that much of an improvement. I've been curious about the Chord Qutest but it may be out of your budget range. Perhaps it's worth a trip to the local stereo shops?

This is going to be fairly long walk (and a puerile one at that), without much point.  Okay, maybe two points.  Also, I'm not suggesting anyone actually watch any of these videos, other than to maybe skip around a bit.  Remember Rebecca Black and her big vinral song "Friday" from 2011? Do not press play.  You entire day will go better if you don't. The internet hated it, but gave it tens of millions of views (175M as of this writing.)  Poor Rebecca was 14 at the time and not ready for the vitriol of the entire internet.  She handled the whole situation far better than most, I think.  Eight years later, BuzzFeed (bless their hearts) did a video on her as part of their "I became a meme" series: I actually did watch this when it came out.  I don't remember much, except that Rebecca seemed pretty well adjusted. This is the Boiler Room.  At one point the "premiere underground" broadcaster of electronic music.  There was a time when they were THE hit thing and nearly every famous DJ wanted and in many cases did play on there.  Their rise paralleled Rebecca Black chronologically.  Even in they heyday, I had my suspicions.  I have always viewed the world's most famous DJs with at best a significant reservations (Richie Hawtin) and at worst, unimaginable and unending scorn (David Guetta).  Well, now how the mighty have fallen: This is the only video in this entire post I actually encourage anyone to watch.  It's a pretty good synopsis of what made the Boiler Room good (if it ever was) and what a wretched corporatized state it exists in now.  TIL (or, strictly speaking, YIL) Rebecca Black did a Boiler Room set last year.  The whole thing missed me when it happened. I skipped around and it's weirdly fast vocal driven EDM and dear GOD am I not on the same page a club music this ...last 15 years.  What I took away from this video is that Rebecca Black is now a fully grown woman in her late 20s and she has huge ...tracts of land.  Of course [NSFW] there is a subreddit dedicated to her girl Fridays, which was the top result when I searched redderp for stuff on her Boiler Room set.

ProTip: They normally tell you to be wary of places that don't have prices on the menu ... But "are you here to dine, drink, or dance?" Drinks. (Bread + local Cheese for  starters) Greek Salad (and a to go box for what we didn't finish) Chicken Gyros (and chips!) Complementary Melon Dessert  And a pirate pussy? 20 Euro's cash (no receipt 😉😉) For the pair of us. 👌 https://maps.app.goo.gl/EGj3gHS1JaTyzZ1A7    

All kidding aside, even rainbows can't do anything for that fuggly truck. It looks like an ice maker at Motel 6. "We'll leave the stank on for ya."