A quick question on what streamers to consider.......


Hello fellow Audiogoners - a quick question as I have noted above on streamers. I am looking for a steamer only,  no DAC,  that would be easy to use. I don't want to worry about any updates and would prefer a US made product if at all possible. I have a WiFi service coming into my home so that would be how I would be getting my music. I would like it simple to use and without any hassles. I would be using it in the summer providing music to my back dec, or when cooking or entertaining inside. I would looking in the price range say of ; $2,000 to $5,000 used or new. Thank you in advance and look forward to suggestions on what to buy based on what I have outlined above. Thank you in advance and please stay safe and well.....        

garebear

Aurrender. It is all they do, and are the best at it at every level. I own two and have heard many others. I would recommend the N200…but a used N150 or maybe you could get a used N10.

 

They are built like tanks and the sound quality and support is superb. The conductor App (how you control from an I pad or phone) is well respected, easy to use and gets better every day.

 

If your router is not near your system. Use a wall wart wifi extender and plug via Ethernet into that. My $150K reference system works that way. 

I have been streaming for over twenty years. This is a no brainer. I have tried streamers from cheap through $3K —>$22K.