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Greater knowledge of Agon community for streamer/pre-amp solution

Hopefully the greater experience of this group of audio enthusiasts can expand the range of options...
Single-unit streamer/pre-amp minimum requirements:
  • Streamer: stand-alone, NAS (FLAC and others), AmazonHD and native MQA
  • Connectivity: Wifi, Ethernet, Bluetooth aptX-HD
  • Pre-amp: for input selection and volume control
  • Inputs: coax SPDIF (for DVD-player), RCA (for other analog sources)
  • Outputs: coax SPDIF (for connection to input of miniDSP nanoDIGI)
  • Wireless remote
  • Front-panel display
  • PC/Android app control
Bonus for the following:
  1. Amplifier built-in (example: NAD M32)
  2. Phono input (example: NAD M32)
  3. Sub output(s) (example: NAD M32)
  4. Shows album art on front display (example: NAD M10/M33/M50.2)
  5. Balanced XLR in/outputs
  6. HDMI in/outputs (example: NAD M32 w/HDMI-2 MDC module)
  7. Roon endpoint capability (example: NAD M32/M50.2)
Examples that don’t meet requirements and why:
  • Bluesound Node2i: missing coax SPDIF input
  • NAD C388 w/BluOS2i: missing coax SPDIF output <-- what I have now (no coax output)
  • NAD M10 and M33: missing coax SPDIF output
  • Denon DNP-800NE: missing coax SPDIF output
  • Denon DRA-800H: missing coax SPDIF output
  • Marantx ND-8006: missing RCA input
  • Anything that doesn’t have AmazonHD integration
  • Anything that uses non-commercialized software, like Volumio-based things (ex: miniDSP SHD)
Examples that meet requirements:
  1. NAD M50.2: streamer/NAS/pre-amp
  2. NAD M32 w/BluOS: streamer/integrated

What other units fit these requirements?
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I am not sure if there is anything on the market that will do absolutely everything on your wish-list but you can get close with Primare. 

The PS Audio Stellar Strata has full MQA decoding and all of your other must features with the exception of digital outputs.  

The Primare I35 Prisma.  It is a Roon endpoint and Roon will do the first unfold of MQA so it goes to 24/96 in terms of MQA and they are looking to add support for full MQA at some point via software.  It has most of the other features your are looking for.  This is probably as good as it gets and has a ton of inputs and outputs.  

Primare offers several units without the amp built in as well.

PM me if you are interested.  
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