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Seeking advice on purchasing a new streamer

Once again I turn to you guys for advice.  Thanks for all the input you've given to help me along the way

I have 2 systems and only one streamer:  A blue sound Node 2i.  I paired it with a chord Qutest and I love the combo.  I want to get another streamer so I can have one in both systems.  I am considering getting a streamer transport (no DAC) and using it with the Qutest in my primary system and using the Node in my secondary system by itself since the DAC in the Node isn't half bad.

My other thought was to get a cambridge CXN which has a built in upsampler.  Currently I listen to almost all CD quality (and I listen to a lot of red book CDs) so the upsampling feature sounds interesting to me.  Also the dual DACs sound like they'd be a plus.  If this solution improves SQ with CD quality recordings, then I would use this in the primary system.  Are there any other streamers with DACs that you'd recommend?

in summary, looking for possibly a transport streamer OR a DAC streamer

I'd like to spend around $1200 on a solution.  

Any thoughts?

thanks
adam8179

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adam8179 OP
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thanks for the recommendations guys!  I'm gonna check these options out.  @arafiq, I'm curious, what do you need the media converter for?

the Lumin U1 mini, the Innuos Zen mini and the Sonore opticalRendu look like the strong contenders.  Though all are stretching my budget a bit

Does anyone have any experience with Auralic?  I saw some used units on A-gon and USaudiomart that are less expensive than the new units mentioned above

thanks!
adam8179 OP
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Ah I see @arafiq,  thanks for the clarification.  If I was to just use a CAT6 cable to connect to the router I would go with the ultraRendu correct?  I might go for that option just because it's more within my budget

thanks
adam8179 OP
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Thanks everyone for the advice and thoughts.  I ended up buying the Sonore ultraRendu with the normal 7v power supply and it was well under my budget.  Ended up being around $950 with shipping.  Bought a couple CAT6a ethernet cables so it all came out to around $1000.  Hope it sounds good :)
adam8179 OP
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Update

I got the ultraRendu all hooked up and it sounds fantastic.  Definitely an upgrade from the Bluesound.  Thanks for all your help everyone!
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