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What are the hi-rez streamers out there that has USB output that can drive DACs such as EMM LABS DAC2X?
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No one mentioned Auralic Aires Mini with SBooster PS! Have not had experience with other streamers but this usb mini gives me great joy. It has a very good streaming app Lightning DS and does a MQA pass through for Tidal, plays Quobuz, and has cd quality radio with like a hundred+ stations from around the world. It has been discontinued but keep an eye out.
If your Dac does not need a proprietary driver, you will be shocked how great a Raspberry will sound outputting to hirez dac.
I do it, and the Raspberry + HiRez USB DAC clearly beats every windows based streamer I have tried, and I tried a lot of them.
There must be something wrong with me for not having something wrong.
I use an Aurender ACS10 which is USB out only, sound quality is excellent and their Conductor app is one of the best. Support is top notch. Aurender has several models you'll have to check the website to see which meets your needs. For example, sounds like you wouldn't need a DAC.
Squeezebox Touch if you install a little app in it.
Bricasti M5. Great sounding compact unit with the quality that comes from Bricasti
I'd go with something like the Sonore ultraRendu or even a $50 DIY Raspberry Pi... or maybe splurge a little and pay $1500 for the Bryston BDP-Pi which is also based on the Raspberry Pi but in a much prettier case.
If you have money to blow, spend it on a high-end Aurender because they're heavy and will look really sharp in your rack. ;-)
Lumin (I use a Lumin U1 into my DAC2X), Aurender and a host of others I'm sure.
Thanks.
Does the Lumin unfold MQA completely before outpouring into the DAC2X?
I have a Bluesound Node 2 which is now boxed up and waits my decision on its fate. It is a pretty decent unit for the price.
I have had an Auralic Vega and a Vega G1 but recently got a Lumin U1 for in home and a D2 for the patio system. I really like the Lumin software too. I fiddled with it one Saturday afternoon and figured it out and bought the D2 based on the ease of operation.
Will
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