Palomino,
Good luck with you streaming platform. Please post your findings. I'm a computer-crossover audiophile. I'm green to this tube world ( other than my families system from the 60's & 70's) Had many dacs and computer/streamers in a desktop setting. Nothing on the level some members have on the forum.
Will say the last few years have been eye opening. Digital has sure improved. I'm using a simple setup. Raspberry Pi 4 into a Bifrost2 Dac.
Running Volumio OS on the Pi4 and using it as an endpoint with Tidal connect. Think the price went up for using Volumio. I'm paying $40 a year. They keep it up to date. It has been bulletproof for the last 6 months.
Found this usb cable on ebay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/115306099934?var=415332437973Biggest usb cable I ever seen. It's Hot, but in the best way.
Joseph