Zen mini mark III with lps or zen mark III

Ahh, you are working with Johnny. He knows his stuff and will be a better guide than most of us.

I believe he is selling Aurilac, so you'd be able to demo it, too.

Tell him I said, Hi.

Bob

Johnny also sells Innuos and Aurender so you may be able to compare all three. He always has great advice and he’ll probably let you audition at home. 

Started this adventure with John 25ish years ago and the gear he set me up with still sounds great. Made some changes but the core VPI Quicksilver Vandersteen still works wonders.  Now digital

It's fantastic that you're going to be able to demo and compare three good brands like that. One thing to pay attention too is the interface which you will interact with constantly, if you're not using Roon,  each brand has a proprietary app. I use Auralic and find their LDS app to be excellent and a big selling point for me.

I had Audirvāna when I was using a MacBook and liked that. The Blueos is very user friendly and I like the fact that all streaming service are available from that app.  The user friendly factor is definitely a big part of the decision