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Advice for Streaming Newbies - Best Bang for Our Bucks
@marco1 I have 2 DACs going into the PA5 and the E50 holds its own with the $6K one. Remote volume (ir or rf) is a must for me. I run the PA5 at about 90% and adjust volume with the DACs remotes. CbLocking bananas work fine into the PA5. The Top... 
Network Bridge/Streamer only for Qobuz
USB will pass higher resolution but might not sound better. The iFi Zen is praised as possessing  better sound quality (than a Node) for less. It might not be suitable for a beginner. Lotso luck  
Advice for Streaming Newbies - Best Bang for Our Bucks
Change the DAC to an E50 (with a LPS) for remote control volume and form factor match. Monoprice TRS jumpers are fine, proaudiowiring an upgrade. As an added bonus you can parallel a SPDIF connection to hear which sounds better from the streamer (... 
Walk me thru upgrading from my BS Node
You never made clear if you require a built in DAC (not recommended.)  
NODE as just a streamer / Airplay device
AirPlay passes Redbook played by Apple. I might prefer 320 kbps played by a decent streamer. Amen to the wired requirement.  
SL-1200G/Hana ML Best Headshell
I like the Soundsmith wooden one.  I believe in low resonance for mounting a transducer. Especially LOMC.  
NODE as just a streamer / Airplay device
Easy to use if you like persistent queue. I don't. Every file that I plug into the USB-A plays into the digital outputs. I store on external SSD. If I wanted what you do I would go with an iFi and not pay for an unused DAC. AirPlay is  puts th... 
Zavfino
Oh Happy Day, the Fina is sold out.  
USB microphone setup to measure room for PC or Chromebook (non Apple user)
UMIK-2 if you are serious.  
A Tale of Two Cambridge Audio Edge Amps
The only reason for 2 parallel stereo DACs is if you have 4 ears. And two amps, 4 speakers. Go for it. I would retire the noisy PC. And have. A lowly Node outperforms it.  
Best combo for sound and picture quality in a Blu-ray player?
Stay with the X800. Outperforming Oppo for less is a virtue. And still in production - only up 55% in four years. Plus tax.        
Theoretical battery power supply question
21 watts all in for my most "listened to" system. <30 hours play for me. My battery stays on the sump pimp.    
Best Dedicated Streamer
The only US made one is PS Audio and they’ve been trying for years to market a stand alone streamer and are not there yet. Meanwhile they are using and recommending Innous. Way ahead of the Mac mini Paul used for years.  
How to connect my Cell Phone to my DAC?!?!
Good luck getting support from Shenzhen. If you bought from Apos the support is OK. Any S.M.S.L DAC I've ever tried had no problems with USB in, including the 9n.  
Looking for a streamer/DAC
Just get one with a volume control to bypass a preamp. But a good transparent preamp will not affect tubey amp sound