Another request for Streamer Transport options

I like a lot about the Innuos Pulse but when contacting my dealer was told it has been discontinued and replaced with the Streamer1. That explains why there are so many for sale on the "used" and demo market. Apparently Innuos will continue to list them until inventory runs out but they are no longer being made.

The Streamer1 looks nice but I need to understand the options better as they can add a lot of cost.

Seems the unit comes with a USB output but there is also a PhoenixUSB reclocker board. I'm not sure the specification of either. Ideally I would want both a USB to my STR and optical to my AVM 90 but unless the included USB is adequate I don't think you can add both options. The SPDIF board has three outputs I could switch between my two preamps if they are better than the included USB but that isn't the case with most streamers.

• Provide a superior SPDIF Coaxial, Optical and AES outputs for your DAC
• Supports PCM up to 24bit/192KHz

I can add my own internal SSD which is nice and there is an LPS1 and other options that keep adding to the cost.

Here’s a used Pulse in very good condition at a $1200 discount from new, and the seller offers a return policy, which is nice.  Best of luck.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/326682378724

Streamer is just a small computer. Don't waste too much money. There is NO stream between you and the source, Internet does not create special channels for you. Everything is sliced, diced, packet into packages, cached, compressed, comes from multiple sources out of order. Puny ARM in that expensive "audiophile"  thingy is, in fact, worse than an Intel or M4 in your laptop or iPad.

Look into this used Bricasti M3 DAC with network card. You can use it as a roon endpoint. American made. Should be around $3000-$3500. 
https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650232822-bricasti-m3-dac-with-network-card/

Honestly with $3,000 budget you are unlikely to do much better if at all  

You should buy a streamer that is at or above the quality level of the other components in your system. Streamers are very important components and require the same consideration and investment as other components. I have used iPhones iPads, Macs, PC, and streamers at the $350 - $22K range. I own a Bluesound, Aurrender N100, and Aurender W20SE ($22K). Purpose built streamers are in a different class than any general purpose device that can stream like PCs and Macs. 

A good quality streamer will deliver stored files and streamed content with exactly the same sonic quality. So, in my systems using my Aurender streamers: CDs, Stored files and streamed files sound of the same material sound exactly alike. I have over 48TB in a Synology NAS... and 30tb more on a Drobo NAS. I use none of them (except my Aurender discovered them and I allowed them to download a copy of all my music from the NAS). So if for some reason the internet is down, I can play music from local storage. That never happens any more. Just a trickle of wifi and they work flawlessly. 

With greatly increased reliability streamers less and less are they used as storage devices. For $14 / month you get access to over a million albums and over half a million in high resolution (higher than Red Book CD) on Qobuz. The rational to buy a really good streamer and put stored music gathering dust is no longer compelling. 

I have gotten rid of all my CDs and never play my stored files... or vinyl albums for that mater. 

I would look into a used  Aurender Streamer (you can use a wifi range extender near your system to avoid cabling), Aurlic G 2.2 (I had a 2.1... get a 2.2, much better sound quality) should be good. Lots of folks like Lumin. One of the real benefits to Aurender is the control app... Conductor. It resides on you iPad or phone and catalogs all the music you have and from say Qobuz and allows you to search, play, create playlists. Conductor is very highly regarded and is worth consideration. I have friends with other streamers like Linn and others and the control app is their weakness making them awkward to use.