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What's a really great Streamer/DAC box for just streaming Tidal?

Exploring digital after a lifetime of vinyl only systems. Have been enjoying tidal through an xDSD and headphones and now I want to step up to something good for my home system, Herron amps and pre and Harbeth 30.1s. Any suggestions? I’d spend up to $1500 used for a single box solution. Needs to be WiFi because I can't hardware ethernet.
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kren0006
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Teac nt505 will beat LUMIN D2 and costs less and uses same control app. Go with modern dac technology not 12 yr old dac technology. Ymmv
kren0006
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I have the Bluesound Powernode 2 with NHT speakers and Sunfire sub and can maybe hear just a little positive difference now after 2 months with Tidal Masters MQA recordings vs normal Tidal through the Powernode 2. But it’s a small and underwhelming difference, and I was hoping for more of an MQA v non-MQA distinction - like I hear with my Teac NT-505/ARC/Spendor setup.
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