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Hegel HD25 w/Innous Zen mini mk 3 vs Lumin D1 w/Roon Nucleus

I have set up the rest of my system and needed to get some advice.  I wasn't sure if I should get the Innous Zen mini mk 3 which I'd use as a roon core and streamer and run the signal through a Hegel HD25 or if I should get a Lumin D1 and couple it with a Roon Nucleus?  I had seen the U1 mini too but figured that this wouldn't make much sense since the HD25 can't handle MQA which I figured would be a big plus for the Lumin.  
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jnelso61 OP
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If I went with the innous I'll probably pick up the psu too as it seemed to be the biggest difference between the mini and the zen.  If I go with the d2 I figured I'd upgrade to the sbooster.
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If you are going to use the Hegel as the DAC then the U1 Mini is the proper choice.  The D2 does MQA fully the U1 Mini just like the Zen does not. 
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jnelso61 OP
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I haven't bought anything yet.  My installer recommended getting the hegal with the innous as he said the hegal is a much dac than the one on the innous.  However I was a bit worried after reading about the limited cpu power of the innous and the lack of mqa.  I could use qobuz though but wasn't sure if it'd be better to just get the d2 and the nucleus.  I don't see a point in getting a U1 mini if I get the hegal as I won't be able to do mqa, at least fully, since the hegel doesn't support it.
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