Advice on improving system via upgrading digital source from a Win 10 device

[abeiklou]

I would ditch the Desktop, then pick a good streamer (see the thread below), I personally like Innuos for feature/price combo, and control it via the app. Second thing is a GOOD USB cable to connect your streamer to your DAC. That’s it!

Auralic vs. Aurender vs. Innuos vs. others

… Which could be why Walter no longer represents Auralic. (Auralic appears to enforce manufacturer-imposed minimum advertised pricing as well as minimum resale prices, also known as resale price maintenance.)