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I know you said you did not need a DAC but at your budget, the Lumin X-1 is a tremendous DAC/Stremer and very easy to use.  It is not built in the USA but I have had 4 of them.  

If you want an end-game music server, please look up Lucas Audio,  Ok, they are based out of Poland and the UK but their music server is incredible and Lucas Domansky, the owner is a computer genius and offers 24/7 service.  If nothing else give him a call on WhatsApp.  You will be convinced after talking to him.  Even though I now have a Lampizator Pacific DAC, the Lucas Audio Music Server is the component that took my system to musical bliss.

WokeuptoBose, I’d like to follow up with you on your Grimm comments but don’t know how to send a PM on here?.. 

You can email me @ verti333@gmail.com.

@wokeuptobose @ghasley 

Another Grimm endorsement here. Besides the outstanding sound quality, I appreciate the greatly simplified set-up --- no more fancy switch, or ethernet cable, or outward linear power supplies. I use it with a $2 generic power cable, and put my good PCs on my other components. The only add-on I found worthwhile was a good digital AES cable -- I like Black Cat's cable for that.

Another vote for Innuos. Works great, sounds great. Simple to use w/ no unnecessary displays on the unit that you probably can't see from your listening chair anyway  & are all on their app on your laptop, ipad or phone. Roon endpoint if so desired & rips CD's quickly & they may sound even better than listening directly to the CD transport.