Core Infinity board

[Pim]

I have been eyeing the dCS Network streamer for a while since as an ex-dCS owner I have great faith in their products which ooze quality and support.  If there is one streamer that I get it would be that one.

However, I have been holding that off in anticipation of the Core Infinity board, which presumably would bring direct streaming to the next level sonically?

For those smarter than me, is it correct to assume that direct streaming into the Devialet should in theory sound the best, in comparison to streaming to a high end streamer and connect back to the Devialet via SPDIF or AES?

In other words, provided that streaming works perfectly, is using a second box a waste of money?

I asked Devialet on the CI Log whether there were any sound quality improvements with the new board and got no reply. So time will tell.