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This DAC, the Khadas tone board, derived from a chip designed for mobile phones. 
https://www.khadas.com/tone
I’ve got one. Sounds great. And it objectively measures very well indeed. They publish their own figures and some verifications are here;

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-and-measurements-of-wesiontek-khad...

its $99...

@surfmuz....*G* Precisely....I've got Bluetoothed hearing aids that have eq (although not enough bands for my tastes, but...) that can actually be 'focused' so I can hear 'behind' me as well as F2F....

...so talking behind my back isn't 'safe territory' anymore...*L*

They're decent ear buds, loud enough...They even work with headphones, although that seems a tad silly.  I can duplicate the correction they apply to headphones, but swapping things out is relegated to 'serious listening hours' only.

But I will opt out when offered implants that run on my body heat.
Anything I can't shut off easily (or can't) would make me mildly paranoid.

What happens if one's late with the monthly installment?
What sort of 'other connections' would the devices 'require'?

I've got a Watchman implant that monitors my heart, and it's TAVR valve.
Pacemaker and an 'on-board' defib functions; instead of a major 'zap', it gives little 'taps' to ensure that I 'keep the beat'. ;)

Late Payment?   Let's make J 'skip a beat' or 3....
The implant's in your head.
You go 'blank' for awhile...how long?
No concept, no clue....

You wake.
You're doing some process you've Never Done Before.
Somewhere you've never been.
With people you don't know, in the same clueless state.
No idea as to how long you've been There, doing That.

Welcome to the Collective.
Work might set you free...maybe....*evil L*

I like the Future, as long as I can pick and choose the bits 'n pieces. ;)

Sleep well, J

@bluemoodriver...now, there's a DAC worth a crack...;)  Thanx!

I have not compared enough streamers to really say how fast they are evolving, this is more based on what I've read.

I think streamers may improve a bit more but the biggest change will be the trickle down effect, cheap streamers a few years from now will probably sound closer to the expensive streamers of today. The manufacturers already know that good clocks help, good power supply helps, lowering electrical interference helps and so on. When they sell more the parts will go down in price and they won't need as much R&D as now.

So, a $5k streamer may be a risky purchase today because in 3 years there might be equally good streamers for $2.5k.

That’s always a “risk” with “investments” in technology. It always get cheaper but that doesn’t mean don’t do it.  JFDI and enjoy it. Otherwise there’s never an optimum point of pricing to quality and you’re paralysed.