Streamers with best apps?


I tried this question on an Australian forum with no luck, so I'm hoping a more audio savvy community might do better. I currently have a Cambridge Audio CXN which as I discovered has 2 hopeless apps when you want to find classical albums saved on Tidal My Collection. So thinking of ditching the CXN and getting another streamer/server , preferably without a DAC as I will be running it through a Pure Audio Lotus DAC 5. Most reviews of streamers seem to focus entirely on sound quality but as I have discovered the apps used are of almost equal importance. I have considered an Elac Discovery DS-S101-G which is controlled by a Roon Essentials app. So first question. Does anyone know how the Essentials app lists classical albums in Tidal My Collection and does it have a search function for the albums saved? Second question what streamers can you recommend that at least are equal and preferably better than the Tidal app which does have a search function but very little logic as to how it lists classical albums. I have thought about the Bryston BDP Pi, Innous Zen mini or an Auralic streamer but know nothing about the usability of their respective apps. So anyone out there who can help.
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I would recomend Auralic. I recently upgraded from the Ariea G1 to the Aries G2. They are both great but if you can afford it I recomend the G2.

I was using a macbook pro to feed my Chord Hugo TT2 previously. I.can say without a doubt the the streamer mad a huge difference in the sound quality of my system. I was auditioning mscaler and imo the Auralic made a bigger difference in the sound. Rhe interface is great too it works with tidal, qobuz, roon, spotify, and it is airplay capable. You can also program it with a remote control so you don't need to have a tablet all the time either. My system is below for reference.

Auralic Ariea G2-> Chord Hugo TT2-> Hegel H360 -> Magico S1MKII or Abyss AB-1266 Phi TC. All of the cabling is transparent as well as the power conditioning.