Separate Dac, and what kind?


I believe a separate dac would improve the sound quality of my system, but I simply don't understand much on the digital side of equipment.  I have a sonos connect (for wifi streaming from router in other room), and a 15 yr old Sony scd ce595 connected to relatively new bryston bp6 preamp and bryston 3b cube amp.  Speakers are aerial acoustics model 6.  Blue jean cables, interconnects.

There is no digital input for a direct connection on back of sonos for an Ethernet from router in bedroom to the sonos in the living room (its a 45 ft run, and I don't want to bother with wiring anyway).  I mention this because a hard connection might sound better.  I have to use the sonos wirelessly for a streaming connection.  It only has digital and analog out.  Of course I use the analog out since I am using the dac in it.  The cd is connected directly to the preamp (again using dac in cd).

I don't mind spending $1500 on a new piece of equipment.  I am considering shitt.  I listen to jazz mostly since the recording are always better than rock, pop, blues etc. (no symphonic music), whatever the source.  And I used to play jazz, big band.  This equipment is very transparent, I sent back a new bp17 because it had a somewhat synthetic quality to it (thought I would mention this, Im striving for an organic natural sound).  Any suggestions?  I would appreciate any ideas.


crossfree

@gdnrbob 

From Bluesound's website:

"Bluesound Players are a full MQA playback solution. They will decode and render MQA playback up to 24/192. If however you are connecting an external DAC, the maximum output will be 24/96 and MQA processing is not happening in the DAC.

If you have an external DAC that is certified by MQA, you may bypass Bluesound's MQA rendering process in the Bluesound NODE 2 or VAULT 2 and send the pure untouched music bits directly via TOSLink Optical or Digital COAX output for processing by your external DAC."

That sounds like the full unfold to me.  What am I missing?

@big_greg, agreed you are not missing a thing. Node has full MQA playback, that’s why I bought it and as you stated can be bypassed to my Yggdrasil if I want. Great piece for $500.
crossfree,

have about the same digital system you have.

buy the Denafrips Ares II dac, about 700 new. will be a huge step up over other dacs in the sub 2k range, and much much better than the D to A conversion in the sonos.