Need help choosing preamp for streaming


Greetings,

I recently purchased a new pair of JBL HDI-3800 speakers. I have an old Aragon 8008 amplifier that I would like to use with them. I would like to stream music from Tidal and also listen to YouTube videos through them. I have never streamed music, so I have no idea exactly what I need.
I would like to be able to use my iPhone 15 to choose the music to stream. I have no intention of playing CDs or LPs, so I don’t need anything with those capabilities. From what I’ve read I imagine I need a preamplifier, and perhaps a BlueSound Node. If that’s the case, I don’t want to spend much more than $1,000 on the preamp. The preamp must have a remote control. If purchasing an integrated amp is my best option, I would not want to spend much more than $2,000 on an integrated amplifier with a remote control. I don’t mind purchasing used, but I prefer new because of the warranty.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

francotirador2

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Thank you for the recommendation. Would you happen to know if that product would work okay with my decades-old amp? That’s where some of my concern is. 

Thank you for those recommendations. I was thinking about a tube preamp with the Node rather than Eversolo. I just don’t know if there would be a problem using a newer preamp with my old Aragon amplifier. I guess I should call Schitt to see what they say. 

Great! That’s exactly what I wanted to know. I really appreciate the help. I’m leaning towards the Freya with the Node. 

I’ve decided to go with the Freya+ and the Node. Is it recommended to purchase the tubes from Schitt, or would I do better purchasing them elsewhere? If purchasing them elsewhere is my best bet kindly recommend where that would be. 
Thank you. 

@jbuhl  Thank you for the recommendation. The Moon Ace appears to be an integrated amp/streamer. I’ve decided that I want to try a system using my Aragon 8008 for now. If whatever I choose to use at this time doesn’t work out I’ll look into the Moon Ace further. 

@audphile1  It's not too late, so thank you for the recommendation. I'm still trying to decide. I'd like to purchase something new that I can have in my hands by this Friday, the 5th. The Freya would not get here by Friday that's why my hunt continues. I obviously need to purchase something today. 

@immatthewj  Thank you for that information. Given your recommendation, if I were going with the Freya I would definitely have Schitt supply the tubes.

The Aragon is a dual mono-block amplifier which produces 400 watts into 4 ohm loads. I also have an Adcom GFA-555 II amplifier which has been rebuilt. 

I just ordered the Arcam ST60. I hope it goes well.

Many thanks to everyone who offered their help.

@zlone  I would have gone with the Freya+ and the Node if I knew that I would have received the Freya+ by Friday. However, I was not confident that I would. 

Thanks again.  

@pennfootball71  Thank you for those suggestions. I will look into those components. 
 

@loomisjohnson  Yes, I will report back here once I get it all up and running. Thank you.