I am using a Roon Nucleus as both end point and core, feeding an Ayre Codex. That combination is a whole universe beyond the Raspberry Pi Day I used a couple years ago and the Bluesound Node and Cambridge CXN 2 (both of which I like as entry level pieces). I was very disappointed upon hearing forum touted pieces from Aurilic, Chord and others. I think to do better than the Ayre/Nucleus combo, one has to go over $5k, to the Ayre QX-8, etc. If anyone wants the best streamer, that's easy - the DCS Network Bridge will transport any DAC to the next level!
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.