Lumin U2 Mini

Thanks again to all who replied...   I actually did a complete 180° , switched gears and am having  DHT preamp built.   I'll revisit streamers after the new year.   Thanks !

Also, transferring files from the Vault is pretty easy. 
muse the IP address of the Vault as in \\xxx.xxx.xxx

and you will see three subfolders.  Some are the main storage, one is unknown albums, and the other is indexing. 
fron there it is drag and drop. Allow plenty of time, do 4 or 10 artist at a time and go from there. 

i think spending over 1K for a streamer is not worthwhile. even a 5K streamer will not beat a CD or flac. file for SQ. streaming is great for discovering new artist and in most cases good enough SQ can be had for under 1K if i find something i rally like and pine for the penultimate "audiophile" expierence i will buy the flac. version download the title online or buy the CD on Ebay.

@malibu457 

I think the level of streamer you buy depends on your system.  Having just recently demoed Innuos and MSB products the SQ was way above any CD player I have heard.

Agree @woots 

The SQ of streaming from the internet is quickly approaching CDs or local files. And in my system, streaming local files has always beat out the sound of a CD from a transport into the same DAC.