DAC>Streamer>MQA>Wireless besides Bluesound


I am looking for a one box dac & streamer with MQA that is wireless besides the Bluesound option. The Lumin almost made it except for the wireless piece. My budget is $2K - $4K. Are there any options out there or coming up? The main function would be to stream Tidal.
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Similar to mr m, I'm using a Vault 2 with a Cary DAC and a Node 2 with a Denafrips Ares.  They both sound great.  For the extra option, I also run the Bluesounds to the pres through their analog outs to get "full" MQA.  IMO, very, very good for the money.

Another MQA option is the Cary DMS 500.  Very nice machine.  Around OP's budget when they have a sale.  Some competition at that price, though.

I'm not yet 100% sure how well it will work, but, at some point, I may try one of the non-wireless streamers by connecting the Ethernet cable to a Netgear Orbi satellite.  It's been suggested that it should work well.

Good luck!