I recently purchased a naim 5 xs for my office system, (Focal Utopia, Flicks Euphoria, Audioquest Vodka) streamed direct from a dedicated modem. I also have a two channel system in a dedicated listening room. I have been so impressed with the naim unit, I exchanged it with my Lumin D2 on my two channel system. For my listening preferences, the naim easily outperforms the Lumin. A pretty good comparison, same system, same environment. The Lumin is very nice, but entry level, you may have a better experience with a higher end Lumin. I would also add, I prefer the naim interface. Many of the negatives you hear about the Lumin connectivity and less than ideal app. I have experienced.
spend on the streamer or on the DAC ?
I a considering splashing north of 5000 (euro) for a new source for my rig (MOOON 340i, OPERA QUINTA speaker, McIntosh SACD, Node2). Better to spend more for the DAC or the streamer ? I was thinking about a Schitt yggrasil.Or would it make sense to spalsh on a more expensive DAC and use the Node2 as a streamer, or, for that matter, stream from my Macbook Pro. Regards.