Solo streamer

@audphile1

Surprise!  Am gonna have to disagree with respect to the soundness of the decision.  You - and others - are applauding the OP for spending more on his streamer than he has spent on any other component in his system, indeed more than the total of his DAC, amp and preamp combined.  I know you personally feel validated because he chose the same piece of gear that you own, but in what alternate universe, given his system, is that a sound decision?  

Don't get me wrong, I love his stuff, it’s a cool system.  But even if I believe a $10k speaker cable sounded better than a $1000 cable, I would never advise another member to make that purchase if he had a $10k (or $20k or $30k) system.  That would not be a sound decision.  And I certainly wouldn’t applaud him if he went ahead and did it anyway.  Your help is appreciated. But all you’re doing is providing an opinion.

The proposition that you judge something solely by its cost is questionable at best. Probably by that logic I should have bought the N150. I’m assured by someone whose opinion I respect, that I will hear a significant difference between the streamers, even on my meager set.

@rvpiano, the Moon (Simaudio) MiND 2 I simply a steamer (no DAC etc). I'd recommend it very highly indeed.

Go for it.  I get it.  Sometimes we just want to spend money to make ourselves feel better.  But keep in mind that even a dealer has advised you against that purchase!  One of my favorite aphorisms: “The human psyche has an infinite capacity for self delusion.”  In other words, we can, and often do, talk ourselves into almost anything.  My intent was not to upset you; you did ask for others’ thoughts in a public forum after all.  And so I’ve offered mine.  It goes without saying that you can take or ignore anyone’s advice.

Regardless, as I indicated previously, I think you have a cool system.  

Mdalton I do not look for validation. I chose the N200 based on the research, feedback, design philosophy and Aurender’s reputation for quality of their products and customer support. Hearing the improvements it brought to my system was really shocking. 
I would be perfectly fine if rvpiano went with a WiiM Pro. I provided my opinion and that’s the only thing I can do.

No one here knows what the next step in the upgrade path for the OP may be. You’re judging someone else’s choices based purely on your perception at that given moment.

I honestly don’t get what your problem is.