Are There Roon Ready I2S Streamers?

Nice equipment.

I'm using an air cooled 10th generation i7 NUC as a server.

Both the 432 and Innuos look to be well sorted, but I'm way over my budget for gear..so looking for value and intelligent compromise.

I think that USB streamers make the most sense from a marketing standpoint, so a better DAC, or reclocker will have to do.

If you like your iFi streamer and are looking for a DAC with a great USB input then look at the Holo vs the Denafrips.  If you don't hear an improvement over the Mc's internal DAC will be easy to turn over. 

Resale on Holo is a good point.  I noticed that even with the difference in price the Aeon was compared and favorably with the K50.

If you're over budget, I highly recommend the Allo USBridge Signature with Shanti power supply.  I would sell mine but I guess I'll move it to my second system.

I too used a Nuc for my core, I7 6 cores, maybe the same one you are using.  I installed the Roon core inside of the windows environment that came with it and set it to autoload on reboot.  Sometimes it doesn't reload and I have to take the nuc into my office and hook it up to a monitor to sort it out.  Pain in the rear.  So I'm going to install the ROCK this week and that should fix it.

I was using another nuc as an exdpoint before I bought the USBridge, and it had the same problem.  Dedicated components, not running windows, is the way to go.

Jerry