Streamer? Aurender's "caching streaming" ? how important is this feature?

I have a PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC which has a buffering and reclocking feature they call a "Digital Lens." I'm not sure what the cashing feature on a streamer would do for me. It might be cheaper to get a DAC with a buffering feature than to get it in a streamer.

BTW, I stream through an ASUS gaming laptop. A FLAC or Qobuz file sounds the same as the corresponding CD to my ears. I partly credit this to the DAC's buffering and reclocking feature. Whatever noise or digital nasties that the laptop is generating are taken care of by the DAC.

I will definitely post my opinion, however my system is a bit hobbled since selling my preamp and putting my old trusty SFL-1 back in the chain.  
 

I am a few months away from receiving my new preamp I’m having built.   Either way I should hear an improvement…..  to what extent I won’t quite find out until November or December 

@oddiofyl

Congratulations. I bet you are excited. Look forward to hearing your impressions. I suspect you will find this a nice upgrade over the Bluesound.

I've been advised that my node is the weak link in my system

wondering how I can get a significant upgrade without getting into X1 territory

the two most inexpensive options at the moment appear to be a aurender 100h and/or lumin u2 mini with upgraded power supply

a local seller has a used 100h for 1200 usd

is that a good deal?