Streamer + DAC help: Bluesound vs Eversolo (vs Others)

we sell a few great dac/streamers 

 

We sell Bricast,  Atoll, Naim teac, esoteric,and Nad.

It all comes down to which features are important to you:

Is a headphone amp important?

Is a true preamp important? or is volume sufficient or desirable?

Are analog inputs required?

is Roon compatibility important?

What streaming services are required?

Is Bluetooth important?

How stable is the firmware?

Is a display important?

We are not Eversolo or Rose dealers we have heard issues with service and reliability for them.

 

Naim's starter streamer the nd5xs 2 isn't sexy but has a warm full bodied sound, is very reliable, has an incredible app and is part of an entire streaming echo system, and it is both Apple airplay and Google compatible.

The step up NAC 222 offers an incredible analog preamp, and a really good headphone amplifier, as well and even has a decent phono stage and can be further improved by adding an external power supply. the 222 is a way of upgrading and consolidating an entire system in one easy step, just add amplifier and you a are good to gohttps://www.whathifi.com/reviews/naim-nsc-222

https://www.avforums.com/reviews/naim-nsc222-and-nap250-review.21100/

 

the Nad m66 is  also a wonder: state of he art Dac, with dual ESS Sabre pro chips, true analog preamp, room correction, blue sound streamer built in, headphone amp and phono stage 

 

These two amazing dac preamplifiers, represent a paradigm shift in system design and evolution, with a new found  elegant simplification. of two components dac/preamp/streamer. plus amplifier making up a modern high performance  music playback system.

So instead of just improving your DAC, you get improvements in your preamp as well.

 

we also sel the incredibile 432evo servers these incredible servers coupled to a great dac is also an option

 

dave and troy

Audio intellect NJ

blesound,naim,atoll,bricasti nad,esoteric and 432evo dealers

 

We have two Bluesound devices, a Node, and the new Icon. I'd suggest either to friends after using the older Node for a few years now, both using the internal DAC and a variety of external DACs as well. Now using the Icon and its internal DAC to my system via XLR and Pure Direct on my pre amp. I could spend more, but have not found a reason to do such a thing. 

With a $5K budget, streamer dac option I would be strongly considering the Lumin P1 Mini. You may also be able to find a used Lumin P1 if you are patient. Or you could get a Lumin U2 mini + the dac of your choice. 

I have not used Aurlic products in several years, but their Vega S1 has had me curious, or you could go Aries S1 + $2K Dac of your choice. Or bump up to one of their G line of products.