Lacking a DAC the latest Bluesound would be a good way to go. Put the remaining $4-500 into DAC piggybank for a future upgrade. Another option would be to purchase the ifi Zen streamer for $400 and purchase a used DAC. There are many that come up used here and other sites that represent great value. |
+1 @mesch i have a zenstream now, in addition to using sonore's optical rendu setup as renderers w roon... one usb out one clean spdif coax out, both are excellent there are numerous youtube vids on the zenstream, it is a very very nice sounding unit, but some issues experienced by many (which may have been resolved now, via firmware updates) when using wifi i myself use ethernet, the unit (while admittedly looking a little like a martian toy) works very well, sounds very pure i still have my trusty nodes (2i and 3) but they are relegated to back up duty, will move to other lesser applications as endpoints as occasion arises |
That's excellent! I've ordered another Stream Box Ultra S2 and Pre Box Digital dac/pre for the patio. One is preowned from Portugal, the other is an open box from Turntablelab.com in the USA -- let's hope these transactions are trouble free. I'll hook up that steamer and dac to powered outdoor speakers on the patio. Speakers aren't great; I can always upgrade them later if the need arises. |
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