Upgrade DAC Power Supply, Streamer, or ?


This is a bit long but I wanted to give as much info as possible. My current system: Van Alstine SET 400 amp, Van Alstine T-10 RB tube pre-amp, Denon HEOS 2 streamer, Merason Frerot DAC with factory wal-wort power supply, Salk HT2-TL tower speakers.  I would say this system is slightly warm of neutral, open and detailed. I enjoy listening for long sessions with no fatigue. I've been streaming through Tidal for a year and rarely play CDs or Vinyl anymore.

The external Merason DAC was the most recent addition and works well with the Denon streamer bypassing its internal DAC by using a coaxial cable. It was a noticeable improvement vs. the Denon's internal DAC. 

The Denon HEOS 2 was my entry-level streamer and it does sound good. The only thing I have to compare to is my Wiim Ultra which is also a fine unit with good SQ and features.  The external Merason DAC was a noticeable improvement to both streamers.

Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3 with the Innuos LPS are a reasonable price on the used market and praised for sound quality and also for the SENSE App.  It would also allow me to put my aprox. 1300 CDs on the internal SSD and help with physical down-sizing. I'm not sure if the internal DAC of the Zen is as good or better than the Frerot, but it appears I could bypass the internal DAC using the coax. output.

So which would give me the most bang for the buck by upgrading; the Frerot power supply, or streamer to the Zen Mk 3 ?  I am MAC based and technology is not my forte.  Budget is $2000 or less.  Thoughts and recommendations are appreciated.  Thank you.

 

 

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In case I have caused any confusion, here is my complete system. I am MAC based but do not use a computer in this system. Unless the streamer or iPhone is considered a computer. I use my iPhone to control Tidal using the Tidal App.

Van Alstine SET 400 Amp

Van Alstine Transcendence 10 RB Preamplifier

Rotel RCD-991 AE CD Player

Merason Frerot DAC with factory walwort power supply

Denon HEOS 2 Music Streamer

Salk Audio HT2-TL tower speakers

I have not used Screenshare before but I will look into it.  Thanks everyone.

 

Like others have mentioned,  Buy a really good streamer.  Innuous makes great products and my Innuos Pulsar has been the endgame for me.  Like anything else, power cords make a huge difference and I'm waiting for my new custom power cord to replace the stock cord from Innuos.  I decided on the FURUTECH DPS-4.1 (OCC-DUC) 11AWG Power Cable with Furutech AC FI-50M-NCF(R) male and female plugs. I tried my Ansuz P2 cord which made everything more holographic, but after a while it was noticeably edgey and fatiguing not to mention too stiff. And I'm also waiting for my new Audience FrontRow USB to replace my current Ansuz X2 USB.  Since streaming is my only source of material I want to invest on the front-end.