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Please help: best streaming solution for McIntosh Stack.

Hi..new here. I am exhausted with researching the best music streaming solution for my Mcintosh system. My system is from the late 80's. I stream through Tidal and want to get the MOST out of my system, and there are so many choices ranging between $500 and $6,000! I certainly don't need to drop 6K, I don't think. Im just looking for a solution that streams Tidal through my system at (or above) CD quality. I would say my max budget would be around 2K. 
Thanks in advance!
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jmarshak
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If you want to be able to store files on the music server, take a look at the Aurender N100C (with Coax and USB outs)  for around that price. I had a really good experience with it sound and workability wise.  It can also interface with NAS and external USB drives.  Its conductor app works well with Tidal and Qobuz.  Aurender has other models like the N100N (with just a USB out). 

Innuous Zen is another alternative in that price range.

If you don't care about saving files on the unit, you can consider the Auralic G1 or the Lumin U1 Mini streamers.

Hope that gets you started. Good luck
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