Favorite mid-tier streamer

some contenders I've used with great results

node with external power supply

forthcoming node icon (guessing on this one however they offer 30 day returns and I would get an aftermarket figure 8 power cord)

Holo Audio Red

Lumin u2 mini

Lumin u2 mini with power supply

Lumin u2

Auralic altair 2,1

macbook

Pro-ject Stream Box S2 Ultra sounds pretty good. I haven't heard too many other streamers, but it didn't sound any different than a Naim NDX 2. Pro-ject + a Denafrips Pontus II DAC sounded better than a dCS Bartok network player.

I’m on the fence as between the Hifi rose rs150B and the aurender A1000, anyone with experience comparing the two. My system contains Martin Logan classic 9’s and a sanders magtech amp, my NAD C658 preamp will be upgraded next….

I put some $ down on an Aurender A1000 but I keep wondering about the hifi rose rs150b. Just purchased and received a T+A 3100 HV integrated, so not a whole lot of $ left for said streamer/dac. Any recommendations between these two would be appreciated.