MHDT Orchid or Audio Mirror/ pick one for me please

And at least with the two week trial period, you can try running your exemplar direct and through the AM to test it out for yourself.

Do try a second source (e.g., a computer through USB) as well though, as the exemplar should hold it's general house sound, even when decoded by another dac. That'll let you figure out a bit more about whatever dac you're demoing

A new Orchid is $1210 if purchased from Ebay or direct from MHDT Labs

Yea, sorry about that it is $1210, the one I looked at is another model, they just look the same and I assumed it was the Orchid. 

A quick way to start with streaming is to get a RaspberryPi based solution (RPi). You can build one yourself if you like to tinker, it is not very hard, or by a ready-made product.  I built my own by adding a HifiBerry Digi+ to a RPi and placing it all in a box and then connecting it to my normal dac through s/pdif.

If you don't want to tinker you can by one already assembled like the Volumio Primo or Orchard. You might need to subscribe to MyVolumio to get Tidal och Qobuz.

I think streamers are still evolving and they contain a lot of software which makes it harder to keep them going for years to come. If the company that built it is out of business you might not get any updates and it might stop working. For these reasons I would probably limit my spending on streamers for now and wait a few years.

https://volumio.org/product/volumio-primo/

https://orchardaudio.com/pecanpi-streamer

https://darko.audio/2020/01/raspberry-pi-audio-streaming-101/

Here are two other cheap streamers that looks like a good start. Roon ready and also supports Chromecast and Spotify Connect.

https://www.primare.net/products/np5-prisma-network-player/

https://www.primare.net/products/sc15-prisma-preamplifier-and-network-player/