Streamers and software

This is what I read:

Volumio is buggy

Roon is buggy

Lumin apo not very good.

Sense works good

Let me know if this is not correct. You guys have already given me a couple good ideas. I am not opposed to used.

Is the DAC IN the moon better than the TOPPING D90 AKM I use?

Eversolo, Wiim,Geselli are all the buzz now. I see too many for sale used already. They would all be a step back from where I am.

There is a good selection online of Aurender, one Simaudio, innous but might cost close to $2000. I guess that is a realistic cost to move up a notch. I haven’t been able to get responses on USAM. I have never bought anything but lots of Ebay

Thanks all.  Lots of suggestions.

I am pretty sure the Qobuz sound was noticeably better.  I am always wringing more out of my system.  I could have done something else at the same time.  But I will try Amazon again.  We are generally in agreement on brands.  An Aurender N10 was 1300.  I have time. I have workarounds.  At least my system sounds great!  But I hate it when I can't fix things.  Old maintenance mindset. 

Yes, cat 6 to my streamer.  BT is noisy. 

The data rate is 3X more for Qobuz and it seems to add that little extra.  

I could probably get by until updates come through.  I was trying to figure out how to erase everything and start over.  Copying over didn't work, but Qobuz has all my songs, playlists and albums.  BLUOS is selling moderate priced streamers and haven't put the resources to a good app.  

Briefly, here is my system 

Streamer, Topping d90, khozmo passive pre, pass xa25, crites type B(think Cornwall)

I spoke with TMR.  I want to avoid frustrating software in the streamer.

We settled on a innuous Zen Mk 3 or an Aurender A100. He recommended the zen with a little softer sound.

Just thought I would update the thread.  Both have built in LPS. The zen has dual LPS and I think the Innous LPS is very good.  The zen is $2000, aurender $1300.  

And the Innous needs a USB which I am not familiar with.  He offered a Nordost for $200.  Any recommendations, I am not an expensive cable guy.  Thank you!

Well, I have an Innuous Zen Mark 3 coming with the Nordost Purple flare USB cable. I read in another thread right after I purchased the Zen that the DAC USB connector must be galvanically isolated or it causes problems i.e noise. The Topping has an XMOS 208 connector and board. I think it is OK but haven’t found out for sure. The newer XMOS has more processing power and I don’t know what else. There is a part I can buy to fix the isolation. Now if I could just put a DAC right behind it, my system would shine. We will talk about that later.🙂

I had silver plated digital coax, albeit Chinese. This replaced a Pine Tree Audio OCC coax.

I then I tried silver coated interconnects. Currently I left those in. I kept OCC interconnects.  So I could go back.  This has been a slo go. The siver IC have been in there a few months.

Now. When it came to speaker cable, I tried the silver coated copper, again Chinese. Nice looking with woven silver wire. I had used PTA rainbow ribbon. I went back to the copper ribbon speaker wire. More neutral and detailed. Soundstaging is good.

I digressed,. I am glad you pointed out the silver for digital. Makes me feel better, $170 is the most I have ever spent on one connection!!