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Considering stepping into streaming absolute newbie to it .

   I must confess my totals ignorance to streaming ( tidal ?),so please excuse my somewhat simple question.
I have a Mac,an iPad etc but hear a lot of chatter in my short research of the Blue Note.
I have a BelCanto dac I use to run my cd transport .
   I have been into the audio world for 35yrs but this is another world for me ,I  love spinning lps on my turntable, but the access to music is undeniable . I would expect to have a budget of 2k to accomplish this ,used equipment from the gon would be fine also 
Thank you 
Ray
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OLESCHOOL, I would keep the Bel Canto DAC and add a streamer that has no dac, of course connection will be key. Does the Bel Canto have a USB AUDIO 2.0 Input? Its not mandatory, you can use RCA digital as well. The Aurender X100L ($2500 range) is one of the finest sources for digital streaming, not only for its awesome sound but ease of use as well, with the Conductor app for your i pad :-) ALSO, the N100 series of streamers are excellent as well with less storage and the same great Conductor app. If your DAC is to old and does not have the USB audio inputs I would suggest getting rid of it and if you dont want to spend $8000 on a Aurender complete DAC/streamer then I would highly recommend the Bluesound Node 2 $500.



https://aurender.com/x100/


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