bbreneman

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Streamer Selection - Thoughts Requested Please!
Sonore Optical Rendu and Roon - sounds exceptional (IMO) and you'll have plenty of headroom in the budget.  
Tube or R-2R DAC for Tube System
Check out the Border Patrol SE-i.  R2R DAC, tube rectified power supply.  Doesn't do DSD or crazy-high PCM sampling rates, but sounds heavenly to my ears.   And, Gary is great to deal with. 
Might try a tube preamp
Check out the pre-amps from Backert Labs.  Well within your budget, great build quality, and they sound fantastic.