Hans likes Cary 700

I won’t buy anything only base on his reviews 

@audiotroy 
I am interested in whether streamers can sound different IF the DAC is bypassed.
Otherwise, one is not really comparing streamers, right? 

Huh?
As Hans states some streamers (network players) have DACs.
Some DACs have streamers.
No clue what you're talkin' 'bout.

@fuzztone
Thanks for the link. I’ve been looking at this Cary unit to replace a Sony HAP player. I like that I could copy my CD’s to a SDXC card and leave it plugged in. And I assume the supplied remote allows it to function and play CD’s if WiFi is down. One box, no Ethernet cable required with WiFi available. More streaming services than HAP. There’s a lot to like here.

Hello,
I have a buddy who owns the 550. He really enjoys it. He mostly does Roon and uses the DAC with the Cd transports.