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What's needed to Steam Tidal
Ah ok then have you tried USB from the Bluesound to the Codex? I assume the Bluesound has a USB out?  
"One Box Solutions" - Suggestions ?
I heard this unit the Synthesis A40 Virtus 40W tubed integrated some months back at Deja Vu Audio it sounded fantastic and has a built in Dac. Not sure the exact price but somewhere in the neighborhood of $5K and a really well built great sounding... 
What's needed to Steam Tidal
So just keep using the Bluesound but maybe change your cable, optical is not the best,  I would personally use coax and some folks seem to like usb. 
Which personal confuser for ultra high end audio, MAC, PC, notebook, tablet or desktop?
Jim to answer your question about the 5ghz network the Lightning DS setup process takes you through that and is available for both IOS and Android systems, I used an ipad mini essentially as a remote control. 
Shindo Labs Amps and Preamps
My friend has those same speakers and runs them with a Vosne-Romanee/Corton-Charlemagne combo to great effect. The Shindo gear is gorgeous and certainly sounds fantastic. Are you paying a premium? Probably but it's up to you to decide if it's wort... 
Warm Sounding Cable
I dropped an Auditorium 23 interconnect into my system and found it to sound very organic and quite lovely,  warm but in a natural way. However looking at your system I’m wondering is the brightness you’re hearing just with the Sony? I see you hav... 
Which personal confuser for ultra high end audio, MAC, PC, notebook, tablet or desktop?
Jim the Aries was indeed an upgrade in both sound quality and user interface but what really spurred me to change initially was wireless capability. The Sonos I was using was wireless but only on a single band the legacy 3.4 ghz band, which in my ... 
Grateful Dead RFK STADIUM 1989 Release
Ok lol last time I mention Phish to you people sorry! And I was at those Warlocks shows I have bootlegs of them but never checked out the official release. I guess now I won't having heard your opinions. Too bad as those were the best musical expe... 
Which personal confuser for ultra high end audio, MAC, PC, notebook, tablet or desktop?
Jim a more serious answer to your question then I am also a bit of a computer neophyte but set up a streaming setup first with a Sonos Connect which I later upgraded to an Auralic Aries Mini. I stream wirelessly from a Synology NAS drive as well a... 
Which personal confuser for ultra high end audio, MAC, PC, notebook, tablet or desktop?
Jim sorry that is the best autocorrect ever! I would be happy to be your personal confuser as I seem to have been confused a good chunk of my life! :-p 
Grateful Dead RFK STADIUM 1989 Release
If any of you guys want to check out a band at the height of their powers head to NYC this week end for the end of Phish's Bakers Dozen 13 show run at Madison Square Garden. I was at the past weekend saw Fri/Sat/Sun and it was an off the charts ex... 
Grateful Dead RFK STADIUM 1989 Release
I was at both shows they were solid, a bit surprised they were released to be honest. Solid but not spectacular. 
What are you listening to right now?
Just got back from Italy last night way jetlagged and up early with the day off, streaming Pat Metheny "The Unity Sessions" from Tidal Masters. 
$10k DAC in a 3k system?
Well glad to hear you are being honest with yourself, it may sound great but is it better? Or just different? You own it so take sometime let the Gingnur burn in do some do some A/B comparisons and let your ears be the guide. And don't worry about... 
Tachyons?? Really?
Totally unrelated and apologies for the non audio post but I was unaware that teleportation is apparently a real thing.https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608252/first-object-teleported-from-earth-to-orbit/