All of the brands you mention provide great solutions for your system. I’m not really big on streaming- I prefer to rip CD’s for playback via my Naim Uniti Core. Although I do stream to audition music prior to purchasing. As mentioned above I recently purchased a Lumin U2 Mini to run through my dac and it provides a great presentation when streaming Qobuz.
Streamer/server newbie
Hello everyone, I never felt I would consider purchasing a streamer/server yet here I am and I blame talking to another audiophile after he asked ‘what’s new with your stereo’ and told me about his recent streamer purchase. From peeking at these units I’m interested in the Aurender’s, Lumin’s and maybe Naim. I do not want an integrated DAC. My system; PBN mono amps, PBN preamp, PBN M2!5 speakers and a Bel Canto DAC 3.7 with Reference upgrade and most likely in near future upgrade to a Lampizator DAC. Budget to match the system so $5k more or less. I do not foresee me abandoning CD’s for an all digital download library however I’d like to be able to have the ability to download music. Thanks for any and all suggestions.