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most beautiful (looking) speakers
Salk speakers are amazing and there are lots of options.  You can see for yourself on his web site.  
Looking for recommendations for a pair of full range speakers for ~8k or under
Obviously, there are a lot of really good speakers in that price range.  I might also suggest the Salk Song3 Encores which are well within your budget.  They also provide a wide range of finishes which most speaker manufacturers cannot do.   
Salk Sound vs Legacy Audio
Robert, I suggest you read the Salk Sound Song 3 Encore Review posted by Kwebb on 12/27/20.  You can find it on the Salk Audiocircle Forum on the Salk website.I purchased a pair of Encores a couple years ago and absolutely love them.  Mine are por... 
Bluesound Vault 2i and a Qutest DAC
Whoops...I meant hi rez Tidal, not MQA. 
Bluesound Vault 2i and a Qutest DAC
I added a Chord Qutest DAC to my Bluesound Node for a significant improvement.  I also ripped my CDs (well, about 1,600 of them) and stored them on a Samsung SSD which is plugged into my Node.  Best of both worlds...Tidal MQA streaming and my priv... 
Recommendations for high quality Streaming Audio:
The Bluesound Node 2i is a sweet little unit and you can't beat it for the price.  I also like that fact that you can connect a flash drive, or an external hard drive, to the USB port and play music from your private collection.  It also decodes M... 
Upgrade Hint 6?
Good idea jl35.  I haven't tried that comparison, thanks. 
Upgrade Hint 6?
Good question.  When I stream music from my Bluesound Node 2i I do not discern a noticeable difference between the Node DAC and the Hint DAC.  Since the Node is relatively inexpensive I figured maybe a DAC upgrade would be warranted.