I would recommend Small Green Computer over Roon Nucleus. Way cheaper, but integrates beautifully with Roon. And then that givesultimate flexibility for dac/streamer options. I have 4 systems with four different dac/streamer options, and they all work seamlessly. (You can check my systems under my profile; I’m about to replace the Raspberry Pi in one system with a Pro-Ject S2 Stream Ultra.) My best is the Gold Note DS10, which combines streamer and DAC.
Streaming DAC recommendation
Hello, I am researching about a streamer + DAC combo. My setup has 802 D3 McIntosh MC462 and C2600. I am looking to replace the C2600. I only listen to streaming or local files via Roon. No longer have a turn table, so I think the C2600 may not be the best pre-amp for this use case. I am considering Cambridge audio Edge NQ. I have not seen a lot of discussion around that product. I will be greatly thankful for recommendations, products similar to edge NQ. I want to keep the budget under 5K , used gear.
Thank you!