Step up from Bluesound Vault 2, next move?


I have owned a Bluesound Vault 2 for nearly 2 years. I bought primarily to rip my CD collection to be all in one place.
However over the last couple years my listening has changed and I mostly stream Tidal through the Vault or listen to vinyl.
So I already have all my CD ripped and not likely to add many more in all honesty.

The Vault is likely not the last word in streaming quality I realise.

So suggestions based on experience please.
If I am going to update to a newer server I may as well make it a server DAC so I can replace both the Vault and the Brooklyn in one move.

Obviously the sq needs outperform the Vault fed into the Brooklyn.

I have backed up all my CD collection from the Vault to a separate 2tb USB drive so will be able to access those as a local drive ( I hope).

What is the most logical next move?
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Doing a bit of reading and the Auralic Aries G1 appears to be a very capable streamer.
Anybody tried one?
If going the Auralic way, then make sure the G2 is considered against the G1. Value vs feature set / upgrades.
That's part of the problem David and the reason for this thread.

What might be the best direction?
Be nice to hear from some actual streamer users and what they are using above the Vault level.
Kevin, you need to define " best direction." This is about you and your needs.

Using the Auralic series as an illustration...

The G2 series, among other areas, focuses on improving galvanic isolation, power supplies, physical separation, physical isolation, etc.

All of which, generally speaking in my experience, provides a return on sound performance.

Whether the additional spend to achieve a ’higher’ level of performance is worth it, only you can say.