Favorite Streamer/DAC combo under 3k?

With the T8 there is a CRITICAL step in setup - to turn OFF all Android processing of the bit stream - by turning ON the Eversolo Original Sampling Rate option.  Set up carefully the T8 does no processing of the data, but this is not the default, you must make sure that the DSP and Android processing are turned off.  Similarly the bit rate limiters must be turned off, and you should use USB or I2S.

@retiredaudioguy This!  Also disabling Wifi and Bluetooth radios also helps.  Gotta spend way more to beat the T8.  It has so many settings to satisfy most everyone's needs and if you think the screen is an adult toy and is distracting you can simply disable it so it's off too!  ;-)

@crayray13 

FYI I am not a true audiophile, I just like music and decent gear. 

love it... please post more if you are inclined  

need more of your kind here to keep us grounded  :)

On my T8, in the "big rig" The screen is about 20 feet away,  The WiFi & Bluetooth are disabled.

In the 2nd "kitchen & dining room" setup I have no option other than WiFi and I am usually busy cooking or eating, though sometimes I'll sit on the couch about 8 feet from the speakers and read with a glass of wine.