Chromecast Audio, for $35? It willl play Tidal, Spotify, TuneIn internet radio, etc. The inbuilt DAC is pretty decent and good enough to start experimenting. If you want something better, you can later add a modern high quality DAC.
Question from newbee: misic streamer for beginners
Good day
may I ask your opinion about inexpensive streamer for the guy who is not familiar with latest technologies
I have old audio setup: VPI turntable, Sony CD player, Berning TF-10 preamp and Hafler Amp. Listening via Vandersteen 2ce speakers. Recently replaced my analog radio tuner with Auvio HD Radio one
Was very impressed with HD Radio quality. Decided to take a step further and acquire a streamer device
Something not too expensive, may be used one
After reading couple discussions from audiostream.com and computeraudiophile.com I got completely lost
So many online services, subscriptions, different formats, approaches...
After digeting all that I cam to following requirements:
- support of popular audio formats: MP3 and WAV are a must and at least some of uncompressed fromats like FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, AAC, APE
- decent DAC
- lot of various inputs: USB, coax, optical, Ethernet. Wi-Fi and BlueTooth are optional, will use Ethernet cable
- compatibility with most popular streaming services (Pandora, iHeart, Rhapsody, service that offers high resolution streaming)
- ability to add my own web sites that streaming the music
- control over smartphone (do I need BlueTooth for that?)
Well, looks like a lot.
Budget is under 1'K. Used equipment will do
Any thoughts?
Thank you
may I ask your opinion about inexpensive streamer for the guy who is not familiar with latest technologies
I have old audio setup: VPI turntable, Sony CD player, Berning TF-10 preamp and Hafler Amp. Listening via Vandersteen 2ce speakers. Recently replaced my analog radio tuner with Auvio HD Radio one
Was very impressed with HD Radio quality. Decided to take a step further and acquire a streamer device
Something not too expensive, may be used one
After reading couple discussions from audiostream.com and computeraudiophile.com I got completely lost
So many online services, subscriptions, different formats, approaches...
After digeting all that I cam to following requirements:
- support of popular audio formats: MP3 and WAV are a must and at least some of uncompressed fromats like FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, AAC, APE
- decent DAC
- lot of various inputs: USB, coax, optical, Ethernet. Wi-Fi and BlueTooth are optional, will use Ethernet cable
- compatibility with most popular streaming services (Pandora, iHeart, Rhapsody, service that offers high resolution streaming)
- ability to add my own web sites that streaming the music
- control over smartphone (do I need BlueTooth for that?)
Well, looks like a lot.
Budget is under 1'K. Used equipment will do
Any thoughts?
Thank you