Gustard R26 for $1.5K is so good you need to spend WAY more to get better sound, something like a Lumin T3 for $6K (and even then I'd say it's not "better" sounding just different). The only downside to the Gustard is you need to use ROON (or a DLNA), and ROON will require a host computer like a NUC.
Best Direction/Product Combo DAC/Streamer
Hello, I am wondering if anyone would recommend a combination DAC/Streamer that will also be able to accommodate or allow me to connect my CD Transport? I often stream music when I am playing background music and as of now have a Schiit Audio Modi as my Dac and an original Bluesound Node as my streamer. I also run a Cambridge Audio CD transport connected to the Modi. I would like to puchase a combination product to minimize the number of boxes. Does anyone have a recommendation? Thank you in advance.