Best streamer to replace my Mac Mini?

Hooked up the new A8 and it’s amazing. No problems with the app or network connection. I’m starting to think some of the bad reviews are from the competition that’s selling their way overpriced streamer transports, a lot of snake oil in this hobby.

Thanks for the replies, my McIntosh has the upgraded DAC 2 chip installed if that matters. The Auralic is my top choice so far since it also has a nice display and can run Dirac, shame it’s not a touch screen though. 

Thanks for everyone’s help, I went ahead and ordered an Auralic Aries S1. 

The Auralic rep just emailed me about router issues they seem to have, a bit concerning. 

“We have a lot of customer reporting that routers provided by ISP generally don't work well with high performance streaming, because they may not be able to handle multicasting (SSDP) messages without dropouts, or if your router is blocking certain (IGMP/ICMP) data packets AURALiC Lightning devices rely on to provide the best experience. Some routers (usually lower-performing models supplied by your Internet Service Provider) don’t handle this type of traffic due to their firmware, or, since this kind of UDP discovery data is more vulnerable, a weak network connection will affect this even as your other data connections seem fine.

Please check this article first and let me know if you would like us to further process your order. 

https://us.auralic.com/pages/before-you-buy

I must say you may need to get a Netgear or Asus router for the best network connection quality. Thank you”

I went ahead and cancelled the order. Getting emails from the company after I ordered it about the problems I might run into didn’t help, especially since I was buying it for convenience. 

I know this is a complete 180 but I went ahead and ordered an Eversolo A8 from Amazon to audition. Just using it as a transport but I like the touchscreen, eq display, and the fact it can play Apple Music. Being that they’re a bigger company that’s selling many more units then their more niche competitors, I’m thinking it will keep getting solid support and updates.