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What makes a DAC so expensive?
MahjisterYou quote Grouchy alot.....never saw him as a philosopher but that was a mistake on my part. “If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.” ― Groucho Marx  
What are you streaming tonight?
for King and Country- Burn the Ships Tidal 
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Will check them out. Thank you 
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Just brought back a memory....I had a purple translucent ELO album many years ago.  
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And throw in some Highwaymen for good measure.  
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16rf why not a mix of both? Maybe some traveling wilburys as well :-) 
What makes a DAC so expensive?
Djones51 and dromme,While I support your right to your opinion, I think it is not based in facts beyond your experience. I agree you can get a very good baseline with less expensive DAC’s or for that matter, most other mature technology products. ... 
What are you streaming tonight?
ELO- Secret Messages 
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Alan Parsons......great stuff.  
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Jeff Lynn's ELO- Alone in the Universe 
What makes a DAC so expensive?
Some simple rules around development, manufacturing, and marketing:All of the above have a fixed and variable costs associations.All costs increase exponentially for each gain beyond a certain baseline- picture a hockey stick- this includes develo... 
Streamer recommendations
I use the setup described by djones and believe it is superior to when I was streaming from a pc, and it is significantly more convenient.  I added a hat dac, which you do not need, but Volumio is very user friendly and nearly foolproof.  
Bryston BDP-π
Since you were considering the Bryston, the Allo USBridge Signature is inexpensive and well reviewed. It is a pi concept based unit but is assembled ready to go.  
CD Spinners Help Needed: Pioneer Elite PD 65 or Enlightened Audio Design T 1000
I have the EAD DSP 7000. still awesome on CDs. Cost me a bit recently to get recapped, but it sounds fantastic.  
Tannoy Stirlings on the way!
Happy and excited for you. New gear setup can be an awesome experience.