For those that have separate Streamers & DACS

@verdantaudio Thanks!  I do have an Innuos Zenith MkIII in the house so I have the server end covered if I need that for whatever goes into this system.

@jjss49 Sorry -- messed up the links.

Here's the LINK for the BlueSound Node board -- I have the 2i. 

So, Anipodes S30 could be setup just as a player and you would just run Roon core on the Zenith.  I have never had a customer match an antiopdes player with another brands server.  It would only connect via USB.  This is not my first choice.  

The Bricasti M5 would be a first rate option.  The M5 is at its best when connecting to a DAC via AES. 

The Chord 2Go/2Yo which is slightly less expensive is also excellent.  It has a digital coax and BNC output that are very good.  I would argue it might be slightly better than the M5 if you prefer USB.  

If you got the Bricasti M3 with network card, you would simply run an ethernet cable to it.  That is likely the best performing and least expensive option.  

@hilde45

Thanks for posting the link for Node 2 power supply upgrade. May I know your total investment in retail with Node 2 + external DAC + power supply board + LPS + Digital cable + extra power cord? I think it would be a good info for our readers to know the total upgrade cost vs a one box streamer with a built in DAC.
Thank you!

@lalitk 

@hilde45 

Yes, I do think it would be helpful for many. Good suggestion.