DAC suggestions?

I find the Auralic Altair (I have a 2.1 and a 1.1 in a vacation home) sound great, are solid on wifi or wired and have an easy to use software package.  I run Roon at home but not at the vaca house.  Also easy to use by remote app or with on screen display.  This is streamer + DAC.

You’ll be using your streamer as a roon end point anyway, correct?

Here’s an alternative….Meitner MA3. Has a a built in network renderer and it’s a roon end point. You don’t need a separate streamer.
Based on the ad the seller is flexible on the price. If you can grab this for mid $4k it’s a great option. Gets rid of your usb cable as well. Has an upgrade path. 
 

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650225089-silver-meitner-ma3-dac/I’m

Nice gear in setup 2.  Consider iMac USB to a Denafrips DDC then I2S to a Denafrips DAC.  Depending on budget, IRIS to Pontus or Hermes to Venus.  GAIA to Terminator would likely be overkill relative to other gear in your rig.  I’m using IRIS/Pontus with a silent fanless mini PC running Qobuz Connect into Klipsch Fortes and Focal Arias powered by 300b/845 integrated tube amp. Sounds superb, runs flawlessly.

Yeah you really wanna get that iMac outta there.  You can pick up a used Innuos Zen Mk3 for around $2k and here’s a nice Denafrips Pontus 15th DAC for $1695 that would make for a really nice combo within your budget…

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650227829-denafrips-pontus-15th/
 

Personally i’m not at all a fan of combo DAC/streamers and certainly wouldn’t touch Eversolo as they have no customer service to speak of.  Hope this helps, and best of luck. 

I agree with cutting the computer cord, getting a Roon endpoint and separate dac. Just try to find a streamer and dac with i2S ports, that way you can ignore those who try to get you to buy an unnecessary ddc.