best $1000 digital front end options for home streaming?



Hello All,

seeking recommendations please for a simple two channel system digital front end
(will connect device directly to integrated amp and passive speakers)  for steaming Tidal and Spotify

The device will be connected permanently to the amp

I was originally looking at DAP's but some further research has me thinking I may be better with something like a tablet or phone with external DAC like a Chord Mojo
budget is $1000 and I'm open to used gear
thanks in advance





audiocanada
I'd still need a control device for that yes?
I was thinking either dap or tablet/dac
The bluesound node 2i is very capable. All you need is your phone or tablet to control it.
You certainly don't need to have an external DAC with the Bluesound Node 2i. Depending on the rest of your system, you might be perfectly happy using its own internal DAC and feeding its analogue outputs to your integrated amp. In this case, you'll also get full MQA on TIDAL if that's important to you. An iOS or Android device can easily be used for control. They also have a desktop app as well.