You can have both. No reason that can't especially at that price point. I just sold an Ayre QX5/20 DAC/streamer/digital front controller (even new it's in your range depending on which input you want. There are some incredible DAC's in the 5k range that would be a great choice. Have you seen the very long thread on AG talking about top DAC's? Matt (the OP) is a very close friend and he was looking for the top DAC period, but he's also had some of the under 10k DAC's in that thread. It's a very very long thread, but you can simply ask Matt which ones he likes in your range. You will have a ton of 'experts' trying to sell you on THEIR DAC's, but Matt has actually had most of them in for a decent audition. He's also not a sales person (he's a Dr.).
Feel free to PM me if you want to get in touch with him or have me ask for you. He'll have a few options for you I'm sure. Be ready though as he's not a fan of the PS Audio DAC's, lol.
Feel free to PM me if you want to get in touch with him or have me ask for you. He'll have a few options for you I'm sure. Be ready though as he's not a fan of the PS Audio DAC's, lol.