Streamer Recommendation.


Budget 7000US$.  (+/-)

System: Amplification: Luxman L 509X.  Speakers: Joseph Audio Perspective.  DAC:  PS Audio Perfect Wave.  CD/SACD PS Audio Perfect Wave.  Streamer:  BlueSound Node 2.I

I am limited to WiFi, due to my router location.   I would like a high quality streamer without DAC that will provide a noticeable improvement over the entry level Node.

Any assistance would be very helpful.

 

 

rbsaudio

You can easily rip cds with a $30-$40 drive and any computer. No need to pay a premium by purchasing an audio with a built in drive.

Having PS Audio stuff I hope you are aware that Paul likes Innous until he gets his own done.

Would also suggest looking at the ultra Rendu or optical Rendu from small green computer.  I have an ultra Rendu connected to my Denafrips Pontus II DAC and the combination is magical.

I bought an Aurlic Aries G2 for this reason. However, then found out that a wall wart wifi extender eliminated the problem. I switched to Aurender, having better sound quality and less hassle. My conclusion after working on streaming in one form or another for over ten years is that Aurender produces the best streamers and that the wifi connection doesn’t matter with a great streamer. For your budget you can get a great Aurender streamer.

Currently I own two Aurender streamers, a N100 and W20SE. Both run from wall wart Net gear WiFi extenders. I know of a number of +$150K systems running this way. Do not let having WiFi available in your streamer influence your decision. You can see my systems under my user ID. My streaming quality equals that of my vinyl.