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Re: streaming recommendations for newbie

Hi,

I'd like to finally enter the streaming world with my hifi system and am looking for recommendations.  I have streaming music in my car and on my computer, but I can't currently access any streaming services on my hifi system because I have tube gear and neither it nor my old backup gear have streaming capacity or a DAC (other than the CD player).  

 I guess that I need to buy both a streamer and a DAC?  I now have a pretty decent hifi system, but I want start out with modest priced streaming gear.    

Can anyone recommend a streamer & DAC, or unit that does both?  Does it make sense to put more $$ in a DAC or in a steamer?  Not sure about budget, but I'm thinking $500-1000 used for both as a starting point. Thank you.

Terry

tlh28
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knownothing
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Plus one for @2psyop suggestion to get Bluesound Node X and a Teddy Pardo external power supply.  If the combination is too rich for now, you could get the Node X now, and get the Teddy Pardo later as a reasonably priced upgrade path.  If the DAC in your Sim Audio CD player is accessible from coax or optical cable and it’s fairly good quality, you might be able to get away with getting and Node N130 instead of the Node X, and then the Pardo power supply would be within your budget now.  FYI, the Node N130 benefits greatly from using a high quality coax cable, at least in my system.  If that is the route you choose for connecting to your DAC, don’t scrimp there.

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aheydorn
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@soix thanks for taking the time to help me out, I really appreciate it and you (and others) have done a great job explaining all this to me. As you can tell I’m not tech savvy at all so this group has been very helpful!

rayray7488
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A refurbished Denon dnp2000ne with factory warranty is $888 on accessories4less right now. You could add a 3 year extended warranty and still be under $1000. 

 

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