Lumin or Aurender

ducks2007,
I previously owned the Bryton BDP-2 and I liked it.
But sound quality wise the Lumin X1 is way more musical with a depth and width in the soundstage that has too be experienced.

I have a 8TB hard drive connected to the Lumin via the usb.

ozzy

I placed an order for Aurender A100

I vetted the Lumin and Aurender and chose the Lumin. Roon compatibility is a must after I learned the hard way with the Sony HAPZ1ES and Logitech Squeezebox about what happens when the manufacturer decides to stop upgrading its OS. Never again.

Lumin had been fantastic about updating Firmware and their customer service is awesome. I use my D2 with a Sbooster power supply and am super happy with the Sonics, especially on hi Rez and upsampled Redbook.

Sony and Logitech are hardly considered leaders in streaming hardware and app associated with their streaming players. I have owned Aurender now for 6 plus years. They have been on top of the updates, very receptive to customer feedback and made great strides with their Conductor app since it’s inception. Outside Roon, Conductor is considered the best free app.

Congratulations to the OP for buying the best sounding streamer currently available :-)

I chose Lumin, very happy with it.