PS Audio Direct Stream DAC w/Roon Nucleus + vs. Auralic Vega G1

I have a Roon Nucleus hooked up to a Chord Qutest via USB and very much like the combination.  I have no personal experience with either the Direct Stream or the Vega G1, but if I had to choose, would go with the Roon Nucleus feeding the Direct Stream via USB.   Then, if you want to take it a step further, down the road, could consider putting a D to D converter like the Denafrips Gaia into the mix between the Nucleus and the DAC, and feed the signal from the Gaia to the Direct Stream vis I2S.

I’ve heard great things about the Chord Qutest especially when linked to a Chord Zscaler.  I hadn’t thought about linking a DAC to the Denafrips.  Has anyone had experience with the Denafrips with the PS Audio Direct Stream?

@pscar

i think you have some confusion on the items you are referring to:

chord's qutest, denafrips (terminator, ares, venus or pontus), ps audio directstream are all dacs

roon nucleus would provide the digital signal, from either its hard drive or streamed over ethernet

so you would not run 'a denafrips from a directstream dac' - they serve exactly the same function

the chord m scaler is another can of worms... it is an outboard upscaler that is inserted between the transport (bitstream supplier) and the DAC input ... for some kinds of dacs, the m scaler can further refine the sound, make it more easeful more natural sounding, less sharp and digital

Thanks for the clarification.  I currently run my Nucleus + through the Mytek DAC And then on to my Mac tube preamp and PrimaLuna tube amp

i think my DAC is the weak link and want upgrade it.  The current contenders are PS Audio, the Auralic Vega and maybe a Denafrips Terminator.  Up to now I hadn’t been considering any other sort of D/D equipment for sound enhancement.  
Looking forward to the days of the big Audio Fests again......