Andrew, I considered Auralic, Aurender and Lumin. Went with Lumin because of the Lumin app ease of use even though I now use Roon. I bought without auditioning in person but my audio dealer knew my taste and we discussed the different sonic profiles of each mfg. The Lumin T2, is a spacious sounding, detailed and dynamic player and I wanted a one box solution. Its DAC is very good IMO.