Streamers rabbit hole

I have the HiFi Rose RS130. The product is just a streamer with no DAC. I also have a Bluesound Node X which is considerably cheaper. The HiFi Rose sounds better, but the OS and user interface with the Bluesound is much better. I also use Roon with the HiFi Rose which makes it exceptional. The display on the RS130 is very beautiful. 

People have been impressed with the Bluesound Icon.  The consensus is that it's a very strong value proposition.  Ticks all your boxes and has XLR out.  Down the road, you can add an even better DAC and still use the Icon as a transport.  Good luck.

rick-n

I agree with him. Although there are a few more companies (mentioned) making very good equipment. Aurender, Innuos, etc. For me Bluesound makes the most practical sense and they have been supporting their products and refining their gear every since they released the original Node.

Look at Wiim. I use it with an external DAC ( MHDT) and the sw interface is easy to use.  They make a variety of models.

I find that my Anthem STR has paired very well with InnuOs. 
https://innuos.com/stream-series/
have some pretty good magic going on up in here!

The need for a small 3 inch screen to look at across the room pales in comparison to getting a 12 inch tablet and prop it up for album cover art. Plus it’ll also double as your remote, along with a phone if you so wished. as long as you have a tablet or phone that can get updates you’re good to go.