True. Ideally, close to analog sound. I prefer large soundstage, great midrange and vocals, tight bass.
I have seen suggestions to use something like a bluesound node as a streamer-only so the app experience is more robust, but I'm not sure if its outputs bypassing the built-in DAC are great. I tried looking on their website but it keeps glitching out on me when I try to look at specs - go figure. I see the Lumin U1 mini recommended a lot in other threads, so that may be an option on the used market. Looks like they can be had for about $1500 - not cheap, but not wild either.
I've been looking at these in particular:
1. Denafrips Pontus II (12th can be had new for a pretty fair price)
2. Lampizator Amber 3 (a bit pricey, but used it isn't too too bad)
3. MHDT Orchid (can't find too much info on this though)