Used Bryston BDP Pi or BDP 2. Comes close. Saw a Pi (with SGC LPS) and a 2 (with upgrades) over on usaudiomart the other day. Manic Moose is certainly spartan but it works and the SQ is up there with the best. My Pi has been discontinued but I still get firmware updates and support. Both Work stand alone or as Roons endpoint. The perk with those units is you can add a USB DVD drive or Bryston BOT -1 and Manic Moose will allow you to rip CDs to connected storage. I was in my local library the other day and saw an entire shelf of Jazz CDs to check out. Im’a rip them all.
What I’m looking for in a streaming transport
I want to move past my laptop for streaming. These are the things I’m looking for- does such a product exist?
1- One box turnkey product- I’m not building it
2- Reasonable UI
3- no internal DAC
4- native Tidal & Qobuz
5- linear power supply
6- USB out; spdif and BNC outs would be nice but not essential
7- USB input for thumb drive
8- first rate sound
9- $1,500 or so upper end
so far, I don’t think there is anything on the market that meets all points on my wish list. Closest I see is Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3 with LPS
if I’m wrong please tell me
1- One box turnkey product- I’m not building it
2- Reasonable UI
3- no internal DAC
4- native Tidal & Qobuz
5- linear power supply
6- USB out; spdif and BNC outs would be nice but not essential
7- USB input for thumb drive
8- first rate sound
9- $1,500 or so upper end
so far, I don’t think there is anything on the market that meets all points on my wish list. Closest I see is Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3 with LPS
if I’m wrong please tell me