Last Friday, I saw Alice Cooper in Fort Lauderdale.
There is no way a better DAC would have made the experience better.
Your alternative choice did just that.
Unfortunately, when I returned home to a 250 wpc stereo powering B&W 803's I had a midrange speaker quit after about an hour.
The next day it worked. What's up with that?
Seriously, these are not my old speakers with protection circuitry I use for parties.
Is a crossover overheating?