If you dare, Loan a CDT / CDP > DAC ( your own model ) to produce a Source and compare to to your Source in use.
There is the suggestion that the Hard Media Option will enable the Downstream devices to present in a way that creates an impressive End Sound and totally acceptable to your preferences, when experienced as a comparison to what is already on offer.
Limiting oneself to one source, or one version only of a Source is a limitation to the End Sound that can be experienced and in many cases a thoroughly enjoyed alternate sonic.
I have been at comparisons with DAC's and could easily live with a Third of what has been demo'd, some might win more favour if experienced for a longer period. Even with some models being notably different in how they influence the End Sound produced.
The same happens for myself with Phonostages and Speakers.
In one home, there is more than one permutation for an assembly of a System that can totally satisfy the end user an additional Source is not too invasive.