Rickallen,
I'm sorry to hear the headphone amp is inferior.
In my experience the software controlling the streaming functions is very important. For streaming, a remote control is inadequate. A smartphone or tablet app is essential and a quick review on Google Play shows the apps for most of the streamers out there are buggy. I have a Marantz streamer and its phone app is not ready for prime time. Instead I use Bubble-Upnp (free) to stream high resolution files from my network, the Spotify app (requires Spotify subscription) to cast its playback to my streamer and either the Marantz app or XiiaLive (free, but works with Bubble-Upnp) to cast internet radio. That's a separate app for each streaming source instead of the single Marantz app that unsuccessfully combines the sources.
So, are you using a phone app to control the streaming functions? Which one? Does it stream from your network without stopping or worse, locking up? Have you solved your network streaming problem yet? How is the analog section of the preamp? Do you have a turntable and a phono preamp?
I really appreciate the information you've posted so far.
I'm sorry to hear the headphone amp is inferior.
In my experience the software controlling the streaming functions is very important. For streaming, a remote control is inadequate. A smartphone or tablet app is essential and a quick review on Google Play shows the apps for most of the streamers out there are buggy. I have a Marantz streamer and its phone app is not ready for prime time. Instead I use Bubble-Upnp (free) to stream high resolution files from my network, the Spotify app (requires Spotify subscription) to cast its playback to my streamer and either the Marantz app or XiiaLive (free, but works with Bubble-Upnp) to cast internet radio. That's a separate app for each streaming source instead of the single Marantz app that unsuccessfully combines the sources.
So, are you using a phone app to control the streaming functions? Which one? Does it stream from your network without stopping or worse, locking up? Have you solved your network streaming problem yet? How is the analog section of the preamp? Do you have a turntable and a phono preamp?
I really appreciate the information you've posted so far.