Streamer wanted

So many questions, so little info provided....

Lumin is $2000.

I use Bluesound Node 2i and a Chrord Qutest DAC. Works for me.

Innous Zen Mini...I hear is good at around $1000.

Just need to factor the control app into it.
And, btw, this topic has been covered here in multiple threads.

Arcam has a better DAC but a total crap user interface.

@rvpaino: not sure what youre looking for and your process seems random.
On one hand, you dropped $2K on a Lumin then cancelled it. Then, OTOH, you bash the $500 BS without even trying to find the right DAC for it that would actually get you to around $2K and some righteous SQ.

Chord Qutest, Benchmark, Mytek...get a DAC, man.
Plus, do some research!

Yiu get what you give you and your details and goals are hidden hence your results here are dubious.

Youre making apples/bananas comparisons.