Help me pick a Dac

you could Also do a ROON config:

SGC ST i5 for the core:$1.2k

PS Audio Airlens:$2K

1 year Roon Subscription:$150

dump the rest of the budget on cableing. 

Your Node stands out at the inexpensive - entry level consumer component.  

So maybe the streamer first? Any good streamer dacs combos around my budget worth A look?The stellar gain is also a analouge pre amp so I thought its dac might easily be beat by a dedicated unit.  Thanks for the input.  
 

You have a nice system worth a good digital stack, sell the Node and Gaincell and either go for a streamer/DAC

Budget - Lumin D3

or

Expensive - Aurender A200

I have carefully listened to 6 DACs in the last 6 weeks in a system set up to do level matched A/B or in one case A/B/C comparisons.  The differences in DACs are generally small so any "upgrade" you make may not provide you with the improvement you are looking for.  Having said that, the Eversolo A8 was equal to or better than some DACs costing 4x as much.  The software is a bit funky but it should meet your streaming needs and if you have a lot of stored music then adding a SSD internal drive is going to provide you with the best quality it is capable of.  I would buy it used for about $1500-1600.  If you buy it new just know that it will need several hundred hours before it achieves its best audio quality.