Those arguing for a significant upgrade to see a difference in streamer are right on the money.
The thrust of my point is
(a) too many people get the DAC mixed up in their evaluation of the streamer's sound quality. These two elements must first be separated in order of a real comparison to be made, and
(b) people need to understand what is improving in the streamer setup. For those who don't want to spend many times what a Node costs can make a very sizable improvement by paying attention to one key element -- the power supply.
By improving that, they can up their game and then save money for what may be other, weaker links in their system.
