I recommend a Mano
https://www.magnahifi.com/en/webshop/mh-he-pi2s
~$750 delivered.
They finally got long awaited cases from China on Thursday and have some units available.
This gives you a SPDIF AND a i2s output.
Some other brands require MacOS for control. Be aware.
Then you have plenty room for a DAC choice. You should get one that sounds great to you, not only to some one else.
Start here and then listen:
https://darko.audio/the-darko-dac-index/
Audition with your system for synergy.
A $70 S.M.S.L. DAC sounds better in my system than the internal BluNode DAC.
But of course both streamers bloom through my FPGA.
Then get a 1T portable SSD ($110) for local files to plug into it. This is quicker loading than my Synology server which requires foldersort for each file update.
I recommend Qobuz for $12 to $15/no depending on sales.
https://www.magnahifi.com/en/webshop/mh-he-pi2s
~$750 delivered.
They finally got long awaited cases from China on Thursday and have some units available.
This gives you a SPDIF AND a i2s output.
Some other brands require MacOS for control. Be aware.
Then you have plenty room for a DAC choice. You should get one that sounds great to you, not only to some one else.
Start here and then listen:
https://darko.audio/the-darko-dac-index/
Audition with your system for synergy.
A $70 S.M.S.L. DAC sounds better in my system than the internal BluNode DAC.
But of course both streamers bloom through my FPGA.
Then get a 1T portable SSD ($110) for local files to plug into it. This is quicker loading than my Synology server which requires foldersort for each file update.
I recommend Qobuz for $12 to $15/no depending on sales.