Streamer Advice


Hi, I'm in the market for a new streamer and was considering Bluesound N132 then found out to make it better I need to upgrade the module inside and then add external power supply. So then I thought about PS Audio Airlens so wouldn't have to go through all the upgrades for Bluesound. Too bad Bluesound just can't make the Node good from the start. Is there any other streamers that would be really musical I should consider under $1500?  Thanks for your replies in advance!

Also I will be using my own DAC a Wyred4Sound Anniversary edition.

romad

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I appreciate all the responses so far. Still not sure the best route to go for all these responses. I will be upgrading from a Sonos Connect modded by Wyred4Sound.

The reason I want to upgrade is the Sonos does not support MQA. So this is why I wanted to move to something better. I think the Sonos is about 10 years old but still working.

The reason I wanted to get MQA, is when I stream to my Sonos it gives me the options of using Flac or High using Tidal Connect. When just listening to streaming only from my Android phone Galaxy S22, it will let me select either Master, Flac, or High but when I stream to the Sonos I don't get the option for Master so I just thought the Sonos doesn't support it and I should upgrade my streamer.

This is why I wanted to upgrade.

People have said that Tidal dropped MQA but I don't understand why Master mode still comes up on my Android phone. Can anyone explain why this is?

It seems like many people like the Innuos I will have to consider that one, anybody know which one I should consider and keep for a while?

It looks like the Pulse mini doesn't use Wifi and has to be hard wired so I need to find something that has wifi built in. My router is too far from my system and I don't want to run long cable two rooms away. Innuos has great reviews too bad no Wifi. 

I never had luck with wifi extenders and I have to research Mesh systems, I am not familiar with what hardware I will need. Do you know what brand I will need and model number?