I had the similar situation upgraded my Cambridge 851N streamer with DAC
With just a streamer no DAC a Aurender W20 SE ( USED).
That made a big difference!
Solo streamer
I’m looking to replace my Cambridge CXN v2 with a streamer that has better SQ. I want a streamer with no extra accoutrements: no DAC, storage capacity, etc., nothing but a streamer. Is this available?