2 channels of XLR out

Hi-FiBerry crew (hohoho)

I am looking to get away without developing a DAC for pi, for a proof-of-concept project I am planning.
This project would ideally run on a pair of raspberry pis, passing audio over IP (only because I already have 2 Pis, and no beaglebones).

I aim to have 2 channels of audio in and out, so I plan to split left and right channels.
Does the Hifiberry DAC work using two separate channels of input?

Also

Before I invest in a pair of Hifiberry DACs, has anyone come up with a solution for XLR output (a symmetrical output)?

I know there was a previous similar topic, but it was pretty vacant.

Cheers
Simon