What's the best non-DAC streamer?

Anyone using the Lumin U1 mini (streamer only) with external DAC and notice a worthy improvement over their previous streamer (using same DAC)?

if so, was it worth the $2k for the Lumin U1 mini? If not worth it, was the improvement similar to a cable upgrade, or was it not even noticeable?

I have been using cocktail audio X-10 streamer  which is old.  I have been ripping my CDs on it thru  a  1 TB hard drive which can be replaced when full.  I can access all my music anywhere in my house wirelessly.  In my bedroom where it is located its connected to an old Wadia digital DAC.  Sounds pretty good.

imThorek

the best is DCS bridge. end of story.

I attended the XFI Premium show in Holland last year where Aurender and dCS were sharing a room. Being interested in the dCS Network Bridge I waited for a turn to speak to the rep. and whilst chatting the Aurender rep joined us and to my astonishment agreed that dCS was better. To be fair, it was busy in the room and I am not sure which Aurender unit was being considered.

My interest was turned into resolution when visiting some of the very hi-end rooms and noticed the dCS NB being used in 2 of them. Speaking to one of the owners, he said he has tried all the others. Still waiting for a used one at a good price. Not many around though!

Auralic Aries G1 = Transparent sounding (High resolution, not much bass, perfect for tube amp.

Intel nuc i7 with Roon rock = Close to Aries G1 but you get more options doing DSP and upsampling.

Innuos Zen MK3 = Best of them all, the tonal balance is great with the right amount of bass region. However, there's no official app for Innuos. You will have to buy roon or others anyway.

I owned 3 of them (already sold the G1). At this price point, Zen mk is the best.

I did try Aurender but it cannot use with Roon. Very disappointed about this. People may say its Conductor app is better than roon in sound quality but we all know ROON UI AND EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY.