I can't really tell what your goals are. I'm not sure what is important to you. You seem very, very focused on DSD and especially DSD512. I think you have already decided that you want a streamer.
You asked for my opinion, so here it is:
DSD is mostly a waste of time. It's complicated in many ways. For me the complexity does not pay off in terms of sound quality. Yes, some DSD has an interesting "something" to it that sounds good. But there are very few titles available on DSD that I'm interested in. My musical tastes are wide ranging, but there's only a little bit of classical or modern jazz in my catalog. I have some of each, but it's not a focus. So DSD is mostly a curiosity for me. FLACs are my mainstay.
Digital Streamer Boxes, like the Eversolo are their own thing. Most of these devices seem to be designed to be used as your digital music control center. That's not how want to control my digital audio collection. Using DLNA devices with MC is problematic. There are a ton of extra things you have to make sure of if you want flawless playback. DSD is even more special with DLNA. Gapless playback requires special features that don't always work. DSP is done in a totally different way with streamers than with direct attached DACs. There are more considerations beyond these.
Because of this list above, streamers seem like a waste of time and energy for me and my system. I just want a good quality direct attached DAC that works with 96kHz and lower PCM based audio.
My opinions and goals may or may not line up with yours. Best of luck to you.
Brian.
Got it, thanks for the opinion.
I really wouldn't use the streamer part, since it can handle files from a server or internal 4TB drive. It's more for the DAC and not having to worry about software, etc. This is supposed to just work. You load all the DSD files all the way to 512 and it will just play.
I do have Apple Music, so I can play their catalog for all the music I don't have. It does gapless but only on FLAC and WAV.
My music is varied, but mainly rock. I base any system on how Back in the Saddle from Aerosmith sounds. So far, the best I've ever heard it, is from an HDTracks purchase of 24/96, and I couldn't find any Aerosmith or other top bands in DSD. So for DSD, I most play classical or jazz.
I like to keep my options open and experiement listening to different types of files and/or resolutions. I think I would miss the interaction with the computer for the music, if I did go with the Eversolo. It's convenient, and I would just us their App, but I wouldn't be able to do many things that I can do on the computer, like see what I am playing on the big screen. Now that I am thinking about that, it really seems very limited to have the Eversolo.
I guess I have much to think about... lol
Thanks!!