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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
loxo
3 posts
 

Roon Nucleus with a Farad super 3 PSU! Forget about the rest!

mesonto
89 posts
 

Bryston BDP v3 is wonderful and way underrated. I have tried some of the others mentioned here but their software was usually slow but almost always buggy. The Bryston solution is not.

rbodner
52 posts
 

I would strongly endorse Aurender either W20 which can be found on the used market for around 10,000 or their newer SE version which I have heard and read is even more superb. This streamer will also accept an external word clock that you can then match to your DAC

bmontani
193 posts
 

Very happy with my Lumin U1 right now. Using Qobuz as my streaming source.  

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adasdad
136 posts
 

@loxo, I also use a Roon Nucleus with an aftermarket LPS(linear power supply), except mine is an Sbooster, which I’ve found to work quite nicely in my system. I’m often amazed at the number of folks who not only recommend to others music servers that cost $10,000 and more, but have also bought one themselves when all they’re doing is using Roon to run Tidal and Qobuz. 

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