I am looking into a good dedicated streamer to hook up to Qutest. My only condition is that it has to be able to do Tidal Connect, so Chord streamers would not be suitable. Right now I hooked up Wiim Pro via coaxial/bnc. I don't think I heard any difference in sound quality between Ipad Mini and Wiim Pro, but Wiim Pro is a lot more convenient. I know there are a lot of arguments on whether streamer makes a difference in sound quality. Experience has taught me to find that out for myself. The thing is that most streamers that are likely to make a difference are crazy expensive. So the one I am thinking of is a used Lumin U1 mini, because U2 Mini is $2400. Does anyone have any recommendations for streamer digital transports that are good but retail at lower prices, say $800 to $1500?
Reading a lot of reviews on streamers, I find that most reviews tend to focus on the streamers internal DAC. So I figured I would ask here.
Thanks
Stan