Looking at best option for 20-25k for DAC Streamer combo

I have to believe the Cary’s are not going to be what you are looking for. I moved

on from a Cary DMS 700 to a Bricasti M3 and they are in different leagues. Cary’s will always sound nice but not get you that last 10% of resolution or dynamics. 
The Cary’s are definitely Jack of all trades with an unmatched feature set but for high end sonics there is much better. 
 

I disagree with Benzan’s response. I’m not sure what he is running with his DAC Stramer but I’ve owned the Bricasti M3. The Cary DMS 700 is equivalent to it. The Cary DMS 800PV is at another level. To get to similar levels, you would need to step up the the Boulder 2021 DAC , MSB or DCS Systems. What frustrates folks is when a unit is not reliable especially with streaming units I like to listen to my music, not wondering if the unit is going to have a glitch. Just my preference. I run it with top of the line Boulder gear including a Boulder 2021 DAC. With the Cary, I don’t need to run it to my DAC because it sounds that good. I could if I wanted to but I don’t. Hope that helps. 

I’ve been burning in the DAC for about a 10 days.  I’ve also upgraded the cables to Wireworld platinum 8.  The sound is a nice improvement to the X1.  The sound is very natural and both vocals and instruments sound like they are in the room.  The soundstage is both taller and wider.  Instruments seem to be suspended in air with clear separation of the instruments.  The only downside is that my wife says I never leave the room.  She’s always been supportive of my passion, but she said I have to be social at Christmas!

Congratulations.
 

Exactly which MSB version did you go with? There seems to be lots of options.

I bought the MSB Discrete with dual power supplies and renderer.  So far very happy!