MacBook Pro vs Aurender S10 or W20

Audiooracle....as a very happy owner of a Lumin Network Music Player i can assure you...i think..that you will be extremely happy with the Lumin.it is a superb product.Because of the Lumin my system is all computer based.no more meitner cdsa-se..no more preamp...no more multiple cables strung behind my equiptment...just glorious sound.i use the LuminServer and have an imac/ mountainlion setup. very simple and very good.i do not use the Lumin app with my ipad but instead use the Linn 'Kinsky' app.i find it works better for me.the dsd downloads are superb with the Lumin. good luck

Your Mac setup is good, but no where as advanced as the kind of clock and anti jittering solutions in the Aurender.

In a recent review of the new Lumin a network server, same as the Aurender except with a Nas, the Lumin was considered to outperform even the Aurender

I am awaiting my sample of the Lumin but the review was very impressive.