Best streamer to replace my Mac Mini?


I'm looking for a streamer that cost around $2,000 to replace my Mac Mini. I'm torn between the Auralic S1, Lumen U2 Mini, and the Eversolo A8. Any suggestions out of those 3? Using the dac in my Macintosh MA9500. 

Thanks

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Please don’t be offended, but keep your Mac mini because your price point isn’t going to get you significantly better anything. Get a digital digital converter instead and a little bit better usb cable. To significantly beat my PC with a digital to digital converter and 2 dh labs mirage usb cables I had to go to a $8000 innuous pulsar and a $1075 Crystal cable usb.

just try a

Singxer SU-6 d2d box first!

I went ahead and cancelled the order. Getting emails from the company after I ordered it about the problems I might run into didn’t help, especially since I was buying it for convenience. 

I know this is a complete 180 but I went ahead and ordered an Eversolo A8 from Amazon to audition. Just using it as a transport but I like the touchscreen, eq display, and the fact it can play Apple Music. Being that they’re a bigger company that’s selling many more units then their more niche competitors, I’m thinking it will keep getting solid support and updates. 

I went through most of those streamers mentioned and stayed with the Magna Mano ultra mkIII streamer no Dac with separate Farad power supply from Magna Hifi in the Netherlands…several different software options, for Apple Music I use Ropieee XL .. not a glitch ever..a nice small foot print too…did all the upgrades when I ordered and stayed under $2000…

I sent back the Aurlic Aries G1.1 there was a glitch with Apple Music …

Hopefully you don't experience the same problem I am experiencing with Mcintosh / Eversolo. 

Unfortunately you may not have USB until / if they sort that out with McIntosh DACs 

Eversolo is not as big as they seem.   Yes they are selling a bunch but when a dealer tells me he has 40 plus units that are bricked and need to be sent back to China for refurb, that is is a bad sign.   

I would recommend going into set up immediately and turn off Auto Update.   If you are lucky your build will have ver 1.2.50 firmware.   Anything high may not recognize USB

Support is pretty bad with Zidoo / Eversolo.