In my opinion, the operating system and which music services it supports is extremely important for your enjoyment of a streamer. I listen to Amazon HD and Idagio. None of the high end streamers support both of these services. Therefore, I'm using a Bluesound Node as it does support the greatest number of streaming services including those two. I did upgrade the Node with a TeddyPardo LPS, which made a significant improvement in the SQ. I'm using the digital out into my PS Audio Directstream DAC Mk1. I have to say that it sounds great, with a wide and deep sound stage, and great imaging.
