Digital newbie

I've been using a Sony HAPZ1ES server for several years now, and I just got into streaming myself in the last few months. I wanted to start out easy and economical to see how much I liked it first. After reading many reviews, I went with Cambridge Audio's excellent CXN V2 because many reviewers liked both the sound and the ease of use afforded by Cambridge's Stream Magic app. I have been very happy with it so far, enough so that I haven't felt the need to move to the newer CXN100 that just came out. I stream from Qobuz and have found their selection excellent. They also have one of the largest Hi Res offerings as well. 

It is interesting that most of the responses, which in general are quite helpful, restrict themselves to streaming.  Technically digital also means silver disc play.  I took the OP to mean that he or she listens to analog only, but the language has evolved to the point where most people think that digital refers only to what comes from a streaming service 

Looks like you got plenty of info. Enjoy the streaming journey, there has never been a better medium to discover new music. I would go directly to a separate streamer and separate dac because you will eventually get there. Plenty of price options available.

+1 for @dwest1023 's Idea for starting with a laptop. You are familiar with the interface and you can get a good idea of how things work before you drop a bunch of money. I'm using my ASUS ROG laptop for streaming and I've compared the sound of Qobuz to my CD rig (being careful to play the same version) and they sound identical to my ears.

One tip I will give you is that streamers come with their own software and each interface and functionality can be quite different. I would suggest that you pay a lot of attention to the streamer's interface before you choose which one you buy if you go that direction.

If you like the idea of having a huge database of information at your fingertips about the music you are playing you may like Roon. You can use Roon on your laptop so you don't need a special streamer to use it but you will need a DAC with a USB input. But I recommend starting simple and working your way up from there.

Thank you, all.  I'm excited!