Who cares about "perfect" when "good enough" is availble for around $600 with the new Bluesound Node (like others have mentioned) with the improved DAC. Then sign up for Qobuz. That’s literally enough. Easy peasy.
If you wanna add an outboard DAC, there are plenty of options. My favorite at around the $1000 price level is the Gustard X-26 Pro. It’s dual mono and sounds great for a delta sigma DAC.(Haven’t heard the
You can pick one up almost new or lightly used for $1150 or less. The options are endless.
I have 3 different streamers (NAD M50.2, Bluesound Node w/ Teddy Pardo LPS and an Audiolab 6000N) for 3 different rooms. Honestly, I find them all enjoyable...enough that I have not tried comparing them sound wise because I’m happy with each in the system they’re in.