I am searching for the same thing. The Lumin Mini seems to be the best choice in the streamer only space, but still too expensive for my tastes. In the meantime I put together a Pi 4 with an Allo DigiOne board and low end LPS, all running Moode. Running it through a Gumby and it sounds pretty amazing. Nice upgrade from my Sonos Connect. I am keeping my eyes open for an even better solution at the right price.
What I’m looking for in a streaming transport
I want to move past my laptop for streaming. These are the things I’m looking for- does such a product exist?
1- One box turnkey product- I’m not building it
2- Reasonable UI
3- no internal DAC
4- native Tidal & Qobuz
5- linear power supply
6- USB out; spdif and BNC outs would be nice but not essential
7- USB input for thumb drive
8- first rate sound
9- $1,500 or so upper end
so far, I don’t think there is anything on the market that meets all points on my wish list. Closest I see is Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3 with LPS
if I’m wrong please tell me
1- One box turnkey product- I’m not building it
2- Reasonable UI
3- no internal DAC
4- native Tidal & Qobuz
5- linear power supply
6- USB out; spdif and BNC outs would be nice but not essential
7- USB input for thumb drive
8- first rate sound
9- $1,500 or so upper end
so far, I don’t think there is anything on the market that meets all points on my wish list. Closest I see is Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3 with LPS
if I’m wrong please tell me