I was expecting and hoping to see more about the dCS Bartok. I recently visited a dealer that was over the top of how amazing they are. There seem to be a fair share on the used market so that could be good or bad as they have a few levels up from there. If I remember correctly they developed a new design DAC, called ring. I haven't read too much but have been very curious about having that combined DAC-Streamer.
Ethernet streaming
Many high end dac’s now have built in streaming capability via Ethernet. Is this a better way to go than adding a separate streamer to feed the dac? In my case, streaming Qobuz and using roon. Also have an Aurender dac/pre that wouldn’t be needed if dac only streaming was used. Wondering about the advantages and disadvantages of these two approaches. I’m sure this has been discussed before, but I can’t find it.