Upgrade from Oppo Sonica DAC


I am thinking of upgrading my Oppo Sonica DAC. What would be a good DAC around 3K USD range to look at? Main source is Tidal streamed directly to the DAC. I feel my setup is lacking bit of soul in the current setup. Will a move to R2R type DAC make a huge difference?


Below is my current setup.
Speakers: Canton A45
Amp: Parasound A21+P6
Cables:Blue Jeans cable.
ranjithkp

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@ranjithkp 
 
The Benchmark DAC3 and the Chord Qutest then. You would have to spend a ton to even get a worthwhile measuremeable performance, let alone audible (and not talking perceived audible), even the Chord DAVE shouldn’t sound noticeably better than these two. However, these are based on measurements, not what you hear with all the unconscious bias that comes with that.
What are you trying to get? A DAC that is as transparent as possible for the price, or one that adds distortion/coloration?