Ready For Digital Source...Computer?

Gdhprentice, I already had the BS Node, thanks.
Not building but finishing my last system. Open to any suggestions on decent music servers/Dacs.

audioman58, Agree on the DAC. I’m also looking for that as well but we don’t have to get into that here there’s enough threads on DACs to choke a giraffe!

Through all the reading I have done it seems like the Denafrips family of DACs seems to be a decent choice. Probably the Pontus, that is unless of course there is a good DAC/Steamer combo that would satisfy both Requirements. I’m not into a complete one box solution but I’m going with an integrated amplifier So just one more, standalone component would be nice. Although it seems DAC technology is changing so fast I guess it would be nice to have a separate DAC so you can change it out time to time. They seem to be getting cheaper too.

A high quality laptop is a superb music server, and most are easy peasy to run remotely from a tablet in your listening chair.  Just saying there's a noise problem that pollutes and distorts the USB output doesn't make it so.

If you are using usb to the dac, you will never get the best performance. All music servers are computers usually with a proprietary OS which is a bad approach for support.  Some vendors will also tell you that certain hard drives or ssd/nvme devices make a difference in SQ, which isn't true either.

A lot of the music servers try to make USB sound better which will never work.

your best option is to get a great dac with an internet (not wifi) connection or i2s and your music server choices won't be so critical or expensive. 
software running on a computer to read/manage your music will make more of a difference than hardware after you reach a certain hardware minimum

Computers and USB belong same league as phones. I doubt any true audiophile would ever consider them for anything more than a millisecond before breaking up in fits of laughter.

@high-amp What is an electrically noisy computer doing that is bad? It is sending that noise into the DAC. Now what if you block that noise from getting into the DAC. Some magic shield. I use the following:

Amazon.com: Ubiquiti Networks Networks UniFi Switch 8-Port 150 Watts, White : Electronics (you can get this from Ubiquiti for $199)

Sonore - opticalRendu (I have 2 of these for 2 DACs)

Fibre Optical cable cannot carry the noise

BTW - my noisy computer is wired by Ethernet and hidden in the closet of a bedroom, no where near my office or living room systems.