Please suggest a WiFi Streamer under $200


Hi all, this is for my secondary system in the living room. Don’t really do any critical listening here, I already have a DAC (Cambridge Audio Dacmagic) that has USB and SPDIF inputs so no need for a built in DAC. Currently using: iPhone > Apple lightning connector > Cambridge iPod dock > SPDIF> dacmagic.

Its my understanding that because I’m using an iPhone and lightning connector the sample rate won’t go higher than 44.1khz as the blue light has never gone beyond that even when listening to Tidal MQA. 
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Showing 1 response by chrshanl37

Klipsch makes two products that may suit your needs. The first one is called the Gate and is the cheapest at around $50. It will stream Tidal MQA as well as Qobuz hires. It does not have digital outputs so you are stuck with the on-board dac. 

The second option is the Power Gate @ $150 which is a streaming integrated amp. It does everything the Gate does except it has a 50 wpc class d amp and more inputs but again no digital output.

I chose the Powergate over the Gate because the Gate only has 3.5 mm pre-out vs the pre-outs on the  Power Gate  which are single ended rca types.

It sounds more analog to me than the Bluesound Node 2i it replaced in my system.