Streamers - Auralic, Aurender, Lumin, others...


Any recommendations, please? :)
I'm looking for a streamer only – without a DAC.

I’ve been leaning toward the Auralic Aries S1 since it’s reasonably priced and available pre-owned. It also has a coaxial input, so I could connect my CD player as a transport. I’d mostly use it as a Roon endpoint, as I run Roon on a Mac Mini and really enjoy it — especially for its great music recommendations.

I’ve read some threads here, and many of you seem to love Aurender and Lumin. Has anyone had a chance to compare them with the Auralic?

Thanks!

gabriel123

Just exchanged my Rose RS150B (streamer and DAC) replaced with a Eversolo T8 (new came out in Sept) streamer only.  Great buy for around $1300 USD.  No quality problems....probably one of the best for software ease.  I was considering Pulsar, but unit I wanter was4-5X the price.  It's "slightly better, but ,IMHO, not 4X the price.  Good luck in your search.  Emjoy the music

I'm considering the Eversolo T8.  I currently have the Lumin U1 mini.  I'm wondering if I would be going backwards in terms of sound only.  Any suggestions?

The streamer sounds really good although I don’t have anything to compare it to. I can’t stand the app though.