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New streamer needed

My streamer, 10yrs old, stopped functioning. Now I am listening to CDs again with the transport of the older Accuphase DP-67 and Merason Frerot DAC. The combination sounds great, very detailed and transparent. Now I am wondering how much money I would need to spend on a new streamer to match that sound level and which brands and models to look for. Any suggestions, possibly also from people who know the Merason and/or Accuphase? I am using Qobuz for streaming, and wireless options would be great too. Thank you.

stievus
stievus OP
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63mbps

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audphile1
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Assuming the speed coming in is much higher than this?

Get a mesh network. It’s inexpensive. Check EERO on amazon. 
You will improve your internet coverage throughout the living space and you can place one node in close enough proximity to your audio rack that you can either go wifi or wired. Keep in mind that wifi implementation in the streamer will possibly matter. It’s essentially another source of noise. But…the Auralic Aries G1 that I had few years ago sounded slightly better using wifi. Auralic pays special attention to the WiFi implementation though so keep that in mind. 

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mdalton
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63mbps is not great, but is more than enough for high res music if it doesn’t fluctuate much (video is much more demanding).  For comparison, I’m getting over 375 in our mbr right now, and that’s probably the slowest of any room in the house.  But it’s all about the fluctuations; if you get a rock solid over 50, you shouldn’t have dropouts.

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Internet download speed Works for Ideal number of Wi-Fi users
0–5Mbps -Checking email
-Streaming music on one device
-Searching on Google		 1–2 people
5–40Mbps -Streaming video on one device
-Video conferencing with Skype or FaceTime
-Online gaming for one player		 3–4 people
40–100Mbps -Streaming HD video on a few devices 
-Multiplayer online gaming
-Downloading large files		 5–7 people
100–500Mbps -Streaming video in UHD on multiple screens 
-Downloading files quickly
-Gaming online for multiple players		 8–10 people
500–1,000+Mbps -Doing a lot of almost anything on numerous devices simultaneously More than 10 people
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