Re the Editor who doesn't think there is a future in streaming. Hmmm, guess that's a magazine we won't be seeing for much longer then. Sad but not suprising, many are getting a tad out of touch (present company excepted of course).
Re the Naim streamers, I can't help thinking that several £'000 is a lot given my Mac Mini does basically the same job (sweeping statement I know, but you get what I mean).
I may be wrong, which is why a test between a Mac Mini (or PC, let's not open up that can of worms) feeding a Naim DAC, suitably power supplied up, versus any or all of the Naim streamers, would be really useful. Do a proper job, get everything setup really well, so it's a real contest. If Naim are really confident then they should be up for it. I suspect it won't happen given the commercial realities of advertising etc (which is not a dig, more commercial reality in our hobby would be a good thing, but that's a whole other topic)