Streamer for mostly Qobuz with volume control

Any reason you don’t control volume with a proper preamp? I have a Lumin U1 mini which has volume control via a iPhone app and I never use that... I use the preamp remote volume control... And I love the sound of my Qutest...  BTY, Lumin offers a Infrared Control Package with a remote...

streamers without built in dacs won’t have a volume control.... even in a modern digital front end, volume control occurs in the d-to-a conversion stage

if you are committed to using the chord qutest, you will need to alter music volume downstream of it... as the qutest is designed as a fixed output unit (you can set its operating output voltage at 1, 2 or 3v standard, but once selected, it cannot vary volume...)

Check out the iFi Stream.  Plays way above it’s $399.  I have one on my second system with LPS and optical isolation on the ethernet feed.  It really sounds amazing for its price.  It has an AP that allows volume control, USB or coax input. Roon, Tidal etc.

@ddude003 no remote control on the integrated amp, thus the need to move upstream without loosing sound quality,  @tksteingraber ifi specify not to use their volume control is a loss of quality will occur.  I eard from an auralic reseller that with new steamer of higher quality, this option is possible without sacrificing sound and loss will be perceive during volume change and quality will come back instantly

I’m currently using the Lumin U2 and it’s built with their “Leedh Processing” which acts as a volume control. It’s one of those setups where you define a min/max range between it and the downstream devices and allows you to vary the output between. Honestly I’ve never tried it and this feature wasn’t a consideration for me when I purchased it. I set everything to native sampling, Leedh is turned off and volume is 100% going into my Dac. My ARC Ref 6 handles all of the attenuation to the amp.