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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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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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