Evidence on the internet is that the Transporter DAC is actually extremely high quality with ultra low noise and ultra low distortion. So would you notice an objective improvement? Likely not. Given that music is entirely a subjective thing however you may well find a subjective improvement by trying a different DAC. I don't know how the ones you mention sound, but I can say that in general they do sound slightly different from each other, so try them and see what you like.
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