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Need to get off of bluetooth.... looking for a wifi streamer for my budget

My current system is a McIntosh C12000 preamp and a 861 Moon amp. 

I have a Eversolo Z8. I want to get off of blue tooth (streaming from my phone) and get onto wifi. So I need a streamer. 

I know this sounds crazy... but I stretched my budget and it will take about a year for me to recover. So, what would like to do is buy a streamer (used hopefully) to tie me over temp. 

Can anyone recommend a wifi streamer brand/model for my setup that I might find used for *around* $500? I would consider a streamer/dac combo if the dac was better than the one in the Eversolo Z8 because that one is pretty good spec wise (it has the ESS Pro)

 

dman777

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tubeguy76
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I use my tried and true iFi Zen Stream into my McIntosh C2800 with the DA2 integrated DAC.  I think it sounds great and it’s an inexpensive way to try streaming.  I’ve never had any issues with my Zen Stream but it may be a little less user friendly than others.  I’m looking to try another streamer soon just to experiment but the Zen Stream is quite good.

edit:  I'm using Tidal Direct for my streaming service

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