Why do you need a streamer? Most people who buy a streamer have it in their audio room and hooked up to their dac using usb which is a terrible interface. I use a Mac mini with 26TB of RAID disks for my ripped and purchased hires music running Roon. I also use a 1G fiber internet connection for both speed and lack of noise when I stream Tidal MQA files. My Mac system is 2 floors away from my audio room and I use Ethernet to connect to my dac. Very simple and excellent SQ
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If you are starting out, I would recommend to avoid USB. Too many hoops to jump through to get good SQ and too much money spent. I use Ethernet with my Interchange DLNA renderer. This is functionally like a Sonos connect, but audio quality that is out of this world. 10psec of jitter and outputs include S/PDIF coax, AES/EBU, I2S on RJ-45 and I2S on HDMI. You can use it with any DAC: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=156409.0 I use freeware Linn Kinsky/Minimserver/BubbleUPnP on my old Mac mini, which I upgraded with SSD. You can also use Linn Kazoo for streaming. Best sound quality from digital in 22 years of designing digital audio products. 30-day money-back, less shipping. I compared Roon to Linn Kinsky/Minimserver and Linn wins hands-down. Steve N. Empirical Audio |
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