750$ Intel NUC vs $6000 Aurender N200: I don't hear the difference

@mclinnguy 

Nope.  You were unfair to the op because you unfairly criticized his process for evaluating his system.  In this case, I responded to a post about spending alot of $ on cables.  I said “maybe a bad idea.”. Very different fact patterns.  Sorry.  Nice try though.

@audphile1 

Have you been drinking?  Maybe you should take a break. And then respond to the substance of my posts.

@mdalton I don’t misrepresent your point. You have multiple posts here where your opinion is clear. The streamers going into DACs measure the same on the dac output, you throw the measurements card around again with your statement about Auralic streamer measurements using its stock cord. 
Please don’t try and tell me I’m misrepresenting your point of view. Your point of view is rock solid. 

Just an FYI…because you are science oriented, in most cases, with most interfaces, the analog signal is what carries the digital signal over a copper wire for example. It makes digital just as susceptible to EMI and RFI as analog.
Fiber and optical connections are obviously an exception - the light isn’t susceptible to analog noise.  

Have I been drinking? Yes. Tea. And some seltzer before that. 

My grace digital streamer sounds fine to me, see no reason to upgrade or spend a vast amount of money for little to no difference. I stream out of convenience, no hi res for me, not that into it. The Grace sounds remarkably good for a lousy $179, has a nice screen to boot.