Should I buy a seperate dac?

Make sure it’s the BiFrost 2 and not the original Bifrost. The 2 is hands down much much better than the original!

Save your money.

For a first time DAC, I would recommend one above 2K. Any less, one will always want something better up the line, eventually.

Ultimately, yes.

i'd also bet you'd get a significant improvement with the schiit. for less $$ the smsl raw dac 1 is fantastic.

Thank you gdhprentice.  I now have loaded my system into my profile