I’m hoping you’re streaming either over Wi-Fi or a direct Ethernet connection from your router rather than Bluetooth? Anyway, it’s very possible something like a Node or Wiim will be better streamers than the one in your AVR, but whether they’d be a meaningful upgrade in the context of your system is an unknown so if I’m you I’d get one that’s returnable (Crutchfield, etc.) in case the improvements aren’t all that. If 2-channel is important to you it’s certainly worth trying because streamers can make a difference. Looks like you’d want to use an SPDIF digital cable and you want something at least decent because they do matter (I wouldn’t use optical because it’s limited to 24/96 resolution and involves extra conversions to optical and back). Here’s one option that’s pretty decent and won’t break the bank (you want at least 1 meter length)…
https://sites.google.com/view/pine-tree-audio/interconnects/single-ended/nexus
If the streamer has an onboard DAC you could just use regular interconnects to your AVR and compare that to the DAC in the AVR to see which sounds better. Hope this helps, and best of luck.