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Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC)

I have a dCS Paganini DAC and Paganini Clock. I’m looking for a streamer only to pair with the Paganini to stream via Tidal.  That’s it, I don’t need a streamer/DAC/etc.  I don’t want to extra for pay for redundancy.  Any good suggestions on a streamer only  that you have paired to a high end DAC with good results would be appreciated. 

 

PLEASE no “try some at home on your system” responses …. that’s the reason I came here, for some recommendations. Price range $1500-$5000.

 

Thanks!

naperaudio

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Unbelievable!  What is it with audiophiles that they feel they  have to spend crazy amounts of money on such simple things?  

Any decent laptop PC can do all the streaming you want.  Pick one up for $300 off of Craigslist and then spend the rest of you budget on...   Well you don't need to spend it.

I've been running low cost laptop PCs running Ubuntu Linux feeding a USB line into a Peachtree DAC for years now.   Sounds great.  I can stream from an Internet service, or from my sizable collection of ripped CDs.   I also do location recording, so I use it to play back the recordings I make.

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