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MSB Discrete DAC - Roon endpoint Renderer vs Lumin Streamer

Thinking of getting an MSB Discrete DAC and I'm trying to decide on just getting the renderer network card to use as a Roon endpoint or skipping that and purchasing a streamer/player to feed the DAC.  What streamer is on par with the MSB Discrete DAC?  

chauncey

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cosmic_charlie
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I used the Innuos Zen mkiii streamer with the Discrete with excellent results.  

cosmic_charlie
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@chauncey 

 No, the Zen streamers can only rip regular CD’s.  My source is 100% streaming, so this was not an issue for me.

I can’t comment on what’s under the hood of the Mk3 vs. the m2 Mac mini, and have not heard the Mac mini.  You have a good question and I can only answer generally that the Mk3 is built, engineered, and optimized for one purpose only:  to stream music.  My experience is that in most cases, high end audio gear produces better results than electronics manufactured to serve many functions and uses.  I suspect you would hear the difference, but again, that’s only an opinion.

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