+1 on the Mind 2. Never heard one myself but I bet its a an upgrade and you don't see them much. There are some Bryston BDPs around on USAudio as well. There is a BDP Pi over there for around $600. I have the Pi and know for a fact they make a great Roon endpoint. Negative is they are out of production. If you are looking to upgrade the entire chain you could consider getting an SGC Sonic Transport to run the Roon Core and a Ultra Rendu endpoint for less than $2K. I bet that combo would be a significant upgrade.
Streamer Upgrade
I have a modified Bluesound Node 2i with an upgraded power supply board and Terry Pardo power supply. While I am happy with it, I have the upgrade itch! I'm curious if anyone has upgraded from a modded Bluesound Node and what your thoughts are/were? On the TP website, they claim this upgrade brings "it very close to the level of network streamers costing twice as much" which makes me curious as to how big of a jump others experienced. I'm looking at streamer only as I am not interested in units with onboard DAC's. I currently use Roon with a Mac Mini as my Core. My DAC is the Schiit Gungnir MB.
Thanks!
-Will