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DAC Streamer Recommendation

A client of mine purchased a home in Colorado which included for free two mid 1970's Klipschorn K-Horns in perfect shape.  I am helping him assemble a system for the K-Horns.   I have purchased for him so far a Luxman L590aii amp and a VPI Prime Scout turntable with a Dynavector MC cartridge.  Although vinyl will be his prime source, he would also like to have the capability to stream hi-rez digital from Amazon. If the budget is $2000 for a streamer DAC, new or used, what should I look at?

I am a vinyl and SACD guy so I know nothing of this product.  Thanks for your help.
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big_greg
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The Lumin D2 is a good recommendation.  Also check out the TEAC NT-505, which is what I ended up getting after considering both, mostly because I got a good deal on the TEAC.  
big_greg
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The teac only has a wired connection. You can use the Lumin, esoteric, or teac apps or bubbleupnp (Android)
big_greg
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I had problems using the TEAC with a wireless client. I ended up running a wire to it. 
big_greg
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@jackd  Mine worked fine with a TP Link client at first also.  I updated the firmware and after that it would not stay visible on my network.  I tried factory resets and a bunch of other things, but could not get it to work reliably using a wireless client after that.  Others have reported similar experiences.  It may work fine.  There is another thread or two where a number of posters have said they had to send theirs back due to connectivity issues even wired.  It seems to be a weak point, but not present in all.  By all accounts TEAC has been great in providing replacements when needed.  Just something to be aware of.  I am very happy with mine now that I have no connectivity issues and highly recommend it.
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