Eversolo, can I do better?

As others note, why blow a good chunk of your money buying a streamer/DAC that has had a good portion of the money used to create and voice their DAC when you don't need one assuming you have an external DAC that is likely better than any in most $2K streamer/DACs?  

Look to find a streamer that yeah, might have a "convenience DAC" but not one they blew the budget on. Get one where they spent more on the streaming end. Hence, the Innuos or Aries devices would seem to be the better bang for your bucks and use case scenario. 

Any while it is substantially cheaper than your budget, I'd at least audition the new Bluesound Node N132 at $549.  With its better power supply and such, it might surprise you as a streamer and you get the better than decent Blue OS to boot.  Good luck.

 

+1 audiophile1

If you want an Aurlic Aries G series I recommend the G2.2. Earlier models (G2.1 and G2) do not have as good a sound quality. I owned an Aries G2. There was a significant improvement in sound quality with the G2.2.

Here's a left field one for you. Buy a wiiM ultra. I have and it's great, it works, it's very easy to use and set up. There are regular, meaningful updates. I use mine into my Chord Hugo TT, I am very happy with it.

Here in the UK there are some great discounted black Friday deals. I would guess that there are some in the US as well. It's down to £250, worth a try?

+1 pgk188 on the wiim, esp. since you don't need a dac. you can certainly pay a lot more and get better, but i'm not sure whether the differences would be cost-effective. i have the wiim ultra as well as the cheaper wiim pro and am pleased with both.