You can always return the Schiit and pay the restocking fee if you aren’t satisfied. Personally, I would not spend $5000 for an amp/preamp for the F36. Spend less and buy some room treatments and a pair of 12” rythmik subs. If you want a DAC, the Schiit Bifrost has a remote and can handle multiple digital sources.
There are a lot of other good choices at and below your pricepoint that you can order and return if not happy. There is no substitute for trying the components in your system. $3200 gets you a PS Audio preamp and S300 amp (call them and you will get them cheaper). For $2995 you can get the Parasound Hint 6 from Audioadvisor. Audioadvisor also stocks Rega, Musical Fidelity and Bryston integrated all at and below your budget. I would argue that all of these represent a better value than McIntosh, which IMHO are overpriced.