Not much discussion here of a computer plus Audirvāna or other software, with an outboard dac. This is very flexible and I have found the DAC makes a big difference. Chord Qutest has galvanic isolation on the usb. This sounds markedly better than an RPi with various hats, which I also tried.
Combination streamer and music server…without DAC
Re. Combination streamer and music server without DAC: There don’t seem to be too many of these out there and when I do see them, they tend to be quite pricey (Aurender N20). I would like to use the DAC on my CD player. I’m looking for something used, between $3K and $4K. I suppose Lumin is an option by purchasing an L1 storage unit but I’m trying to avoid having another box. I have about 300 to 400 cd’s. Any suggestions? Thanks.