The important part of this exercise is that you can now upgrade either DAC or streamer as needed when tech changes. I just dumped good $$$ on speakers that will allow me to upgrade from an $8k McIntosh integrated (that I enjoy) when I feel the sound needs something else.
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?