Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality.

I appreciate all the recommendations and thoughts, however I think I’m going to stay with a one box solution and I’m leaning toward the hifi rose 150b.

Very interesting feature set. Looks like a worthy competitor to the new Lumin P1, for about half the price.  

IMO, a single integrated box can be a good way to go. It shortens signal paths, reduces box count and cable clutter, and improves system integration for efficient remote control. For an all-digital system, an integrated DAC/streamer/preamp is a modern  alternative to an integrated amp  (IF the volume control is good).  It pushes the advantages of integration upstream, allowing for more flexibility in selecting your power amp(s).

A touch screen could be a nice feature if the device is within easy arm's reach.  Otherwise IMO it's a gimmick;  I'd focus on the screen's information display quality (including readability from a distance).

Great advice on the app. Also do not forget customer service. You are bound to stumble. Learning curve ahead.

One of the things that pushes me toward the HiFi Rose is the ease of use along with the support of the company as far as frequent automatic updates.in addition to the touch screen It has a physical remote or can be controlled from my iPad. Also being able to stream 4k video holds a little interest for me although it’s not terribly important.

I would connect the Rose to my modem with an Ethernet cable and then balanced Xlr cables to my preamp. The T2 also looks good but the operating system doesn’t seem as user friendly. Now I just need to figure out how much I’m going to owe the irs before I pull the trigger. Any advice on an Ethernet or xlr cables?

Focus on streamer for features and usability.  Focus on all the rest for sound.

I'm looking to update my streaming which has been in place for over 10 years.   Still sounds great but lots new in streaming since.

Would like to try consolidating with an upgradeable all in 1 unit.  Need a lot of power and current though to replace what I have.  Close to pulling the trigger on a nad m33.   Hifi Rose streamers have appeal.   Old Logitech Squeezebox Touch streamers are being replaced.  Still nothing with form and function like those that I see but tied to old Logitech MEdia Server which  is very reliable and does a lot but is compute resource intensive and pretty old.   Been leveraging Plex more as well for now.