Just Get A Better DAC?

I have a Pontus 15 and would like to add the Hermes 15 DDC when it comes out since the 12th is sold out. Anyone have a idea when Denafrips is going to start selling this new Hermes 15th  DDC ?

A DDC is a great addition if you want to use a PC for streaming.  If you have a high quality streamer with i2s out... no need for a DDC.

Want a great DAC with a built-in streamer for a reasonable price?

Here is one option.

 To make it even better I would recommend using a pair of fiber media converters to connect it to your network.

Man, to the OP, I appreciate the question.  I've gone to the ends of the Earth on this one.  I spent years tweaking my DAC/Streamer combo with all kinds of enhancements.  I won't lie, I was able to coax some really incredible sound out of it but by the time I was so fed up with it, my wife had name the thing "Medusa" because of all the stuff hanging off of it.  

I sold it all off and spent way too much money on a DAC and streamer combo that utterly blows my mind and nothing I could do to the old system would ever come close.  Sometimes I question my own sanity when I think about how much I've spent but it's all for the love of the music.  Yes, I would most certainly do it again.

@ulmerc 

+1 to this kind of experience. 

Mine has been the same. While you can do incremental improvements to streaming by making your network less noisy... ultimately the best solution is to get a great steamer (with an equivalently good DAC).