Under $3K streaming dac suggestions, Roon Ready?

Really, the Teac looks like the real winner in the under 3k price range. 

Hi all,
This particular forum has been very interesting to me.  There were very few responses (maybe 2) that recommended the Roon Nucleus or Nucleus+ as a good solution.  I am wondering why that would be the case?  I use the Nucleus+ to stream Roon, Tidal and Qubuz through a Chord Hugo tt2 via usb into a Krell Illusion preamp using the balanced analog outputs/inputs.  I find the sound quality  to be phenomenal. The Nucleus+ also has a 2 terabyte storage drive for my  “streaming” content.  What am I missing?  Thank you.
JW

Jworth, what you are missing is the title of this post which is for streaming dacs. The Roon Nucleus is not a streaming dac just a streamer.

The other thing you will find out in the forums is that the Nuclues including the plus are actually not that popular compared to the Aurender and Innous streamers which are both much more technologically advanced products with the exception being the Aurender is not a Roon compatible product.

In particular the Innous streamer offers far better performance than the Nucleus plus as the Nuculeus is based on a Nuc computer vs the Innous which is a completely custom device with a custom mother board which has been desinged to provide a low noise/low jitter digital output via both USB and Ethernet, a low noise processor, as well as an ethernet incomming noise filter, and a state of the art power supply design. 

If you love your Nucleus we would recommend trying  a demo of the Innous Zenith which is a bit more expensive, howerver, we feel you will really be blown away by the massive sonic difference between the two steamers. 

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ Innous dealers

Got it, feeling kind of stupid. I guess my view is I like the combination of DAC & Streamer I have now.  Your suggestion is to replace the streamer (Nucleus +) with an Innous Zenith streamer.  This change will create a substantial jump in sound quality.  Worth a some thought. Thank you for the feedback.