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I want to stream Tidal to Mytek Brooklyn DAC ...

I've been streaming music from Tidal through a Sonos Connect that's hooked into my main rig -- Sonos to DAC to preamp, etc. --  but I'm looking to improve the sound. I'm interested in MQA, when available, but will be plenty happy to stream non-MQA files from Tidal, too. If I get a Mytek Brooklyn DAC, which I'm close to pulling the trigger on, what streamer would fit the bill? From what I've read, it would seem that a Bluesound Node 2 might do the job. Are there others -- better options? -- that I should be considering?

As my router is a fairly long distance from my stereo, I'd very much prefer wireless solutions, though I'd suppose I could find a way to run a fairly long ethernet cable -- down into the basement, etc. -- all the way to the router, if that's the only viable solution.

That said, when a wired connection is necessary, would  plugging the streamer into an Airport -- Extreme or Express -- on the network effectively fool the streamer into thinking it was wired to the router?

Thanks very much for any help you can provide an old-timer on this front.

-- Howard

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hgeifman
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Hi Howard,  My router is also very far away from my Aurender N10 music Server. As lalitk mentions above, any music sever requires a wired connection to the router to work. 

I also tried using an Ethernet over Power connection but also experienced similar dropped signals and related problems.  I do NOT recommend an Ethernet over Power solution.  

I hired someone to help me install an Ethernet wired connection to my Apple Airport Extreme Router.  Since the Aurender iPad app needs a wireless connection, I also purchased an Apple AirPort Extender so the iPad app can be connected.   Setup was very easy and it worked the first time.

Tidal Streaming works great on my Aurender and so does the Aurender iPad App.  I have had no problems using the long Ethernet connection.   Does this help?
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