Thanks, that thread is comedy gold! I think I will keep being amazed how some people manage to even turn their computers on quietly though.
Have you validated that Lumin plays at exactly the same o9utput level when using theirt app vs. using Roon Ready input?
Lumin. Roon at least does not claim that their products do something that is physically impossible.
It is absolutely possible to make a streamer that has SQ differences depending on where the data is sourced fro (most likely they do not, but it is possible). I think there would also be absolutely no reason to buy such a device as a matter of principle.