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Hello Family,   I`m old school 76 I just don`t understand this streaming and dac business. I`m still stuck on my RTR`s, Cd player and  PASS lots of power.  It sounds very interesting.  I was once told that I could also do some serious taping using my RTR`s I`d would like someone to tell me what gear I would need and how to set it up forget my desk top or lap top.   I`ve heard terminology used like Innos zin mini, Bluesound Node, Aurender Are they streamers? what is Roon, Qobuz, Plex? whats the purpose of a dac? I`m on fixed income `what`s the best gear I can get for 1500 mostly buying used gear to began. Thanks

sheridanmartinj

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ghdprentice
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Hi OP,

I’m in the 70’s club as well. Today you can get the same or better sound quality and with streaming and have access to nearly infinite music. It is actually a complete game changer… and you do not need to get up. You can see my systems under my UserID.

 

Streaming is like all other aspects of audio… you need carefully chosen equipment and you get what you pay for.

If you want equivalent quality to the rest of your system then the streamer and DAC should equal about the same cost as your preamp, or TT, or amp. Or you can take a budget approach and get budget sound quality.

Qobuz is the best service. $14.99 / month gives you access to millions of albums. You plunk down your streamer, turn on, add an app to your iPad and control your streamer from there.

Unless you like to, fiddle with computers, skip Roon, you don’t need it. Life is too short.

For high end look at Aurender streamers, ARC DAC

For toe dipping Bluesound or LUMIX Streamer, and Schiit DAC.

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