For those that have separate Streamers & DACS


What are some of your favorite streamers/servers strictly from a sound quality perspective?  Please assume a stand-alone DAC.  I've read such a variety of opinions on streamers and was interested in opinions from those that have tried different streamers on with their DACs.  

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Several of the audiophiles I know with the long experience run fanless NUCs with separate LPS. The DAC associated in one system is a Holo May.

@tcotruvo I have a Node and upgraded the power supply by swapping in this board. Found the power supply for a fraction of MSRP on ebay. Sounds wonderful.

@jjss49 Sorry -- messed up the links.

Here's the LINK for the BlueSound Node board -- I have the 2i. 

@lalitk and all:

$118 PD Creative board

$140 Acopian linear power supply (used, via Ebay, Florida Industrial, vendor)

$258 total.

Much better deal than the Teddy Pardo option, though that looks nicer.

Here's a photo of the powersupply sitting behind my rack, Node just where it usually lives.