Best Cheap DAC Streamer


I have come to possess a fairly high quality setup with Linn Amps and Speakers, but I have no where near the wealth to buy the type of gear discussed on here. (Furthermore, if I did, I hope I would send a good chunk of it to fix cleft plates in India before spending tens of thousands on a stereo.)I tend to do most of my listening from my phone by way of car stereo, ear buds or an $85 JBL Flip speaker. 

I want to set up a home streaming/DAC device that will sound good enough for my ears. I would like the interface to be simple for getting music from a streaming service, with music info available on a display, and I would like it to have a voice activated interface which might encourage me to listen to more music on the stereo at home. I know some of you can't wait to scorn me for my weak listening abilities. Maybe you can skip it this time and let anyone speak up who has some some advice on a system for pretty close to $300 (or less!). I would consider buying used.

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Eversolo just came out with an all in one and 60 watts class d amp combined it retails for 600 $ .good luck in your search and bless you for your care for the kids.i trained at eastern Virginia med school with operation smile .have fixed many clef lip and palates in my life it is a blessing to these kids.both social and physical.keep up the good work.enjoy the music and life.

I use a WiiM Pro Plus with an Amazon Echo dot to control it with voice commands. I went with the Pro Plus because my Micromega intergrated has a decent Dac built in. If your amp has a decent DAC you can go with the Pro Plus , if not go with the Ultra which has a better Dac than the Pro Plus. These work fine, Sound decent and are fairly easy to set up.

Not sure about the voice capabilities, but I absolutely love my Cambridge Audio MXN10. I can control everything from my iPhone and it sounds oh so good!!