Just stumbled upon your question. I have been contemplating the same question over and over again, but never found a reason to make the jump. I am in favor of the ‘source first’ camp. Biggest jump in sound quality I made the past few years was upgrading my stand alone streamer and optimizing my cabled network. Still very happy with the ‘old’ Expert, which is excellent.
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