Digital Advice

Looking to replace my Denon 2900 which is very old and having more problems.

Option #1DAC and Mac (I already own)

Option #2 Stand-alone Streamer DAC

For digital I play CD’s to the 2900.

Many but not all my CDs have been ripped to the Mac.

Goal is to stream music to HIFI system & play legacy CDs.

I stream Amazon Music HD, on my Mac and mobile devices.

My budget is $600.

mybuddy02-05-2025 1:47pm

soix Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,085 posts 02-06-2025 at 01:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Also the Mac is already setup for streaming, and most of the CDs I own are on the hard drive. Surprised to see zero votes for this option. Why? Because your Mac is very noisy and a poor source for streaming, and even a budget streamer will sound much better. The Vault I recommended above is in your price range and will do everything you’re looking for (including playing your CDs) and will sound much better than your Mac.
soix Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,085 posts 02-05-2025 at 04:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete This Bluesound Vault will let you stream and you can also load all your CDs into it so you can have all your music from one source, and I believe it also works with Amazon Music. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650171585-bluesound-vault-2-streaming-music-player-with-2tb-drive-cd-ripper/