Want to get into Streaming

There are several steamers with built in DAC's...one less box.

I have heard many but these two stood out (could have also have been the systems/room/lunar pahse)

Lumin T2. w/ Sbooster external power supply

Also PS Audio DirectStream DAC (on sale at upscale)

NAD M12 all digital, DAC and can serve as a pre amp as well.

In my case, I simply use a PC that runs Audirvana to stream Tidal and to play my ripped CD's and hi-res audio files. The digital audio signal goes to a Chord DAC. 

If you are a music lover you should investigate Roon.  A Nuclueus can plug directly into a USB DAC and that's all you need for hardware.  Mytek Brooklyn+ is a good one and it decodes MQA from Tidal Masters, which while not a panacea, are worth having available as an option.  That setup will run you 40% of your budget max plus cables, and will give you an excellent listening quality.  Given your resources, you can go large on  cables...something like a Nordost Tyr USB 2.0 and ICs to match.  You do need a hardwire link to your router for the Nucleus, BTW.

PS Audio Directstream.  To my ears, the best DAC under $15k, and — again to my ears — better than the much more expensive dCS Bartok.  I’ve owned one for a few years, have upgraded everything in my system at least twice, except this component.  In fact, I just bought a second one for a second system.  And I can’t count how many times I’ve seen major reviewers cite this DAC as their home reference choice (John Atkinson included).  Moreover, it gets better, for free, each time they upgrade the FPGA software, which you download for free (and, you can experiment with the previous software choices, making it 5+ DACs in one box).  Buy it with the Bridge option, hard wire it with an ethernet cable, and you’re basically done.  All that’s left is deciding between the compatible tablet app, or Roon, and deciding between Qobuz v. Tidal.  I’m not in the industry, I’m not affiliated with PS Audio, and I have no stake in your decision.  But from one stranger to another, I highly recommend it.