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Need to get off of bluetooth.... looking for a wifi streamer for my budget

My current system is a McIntosh C12000 preamp and a 861 Moon amp. 

I have a Eversolo Z8. I want to get off of blue tooth (streaming from my phone) and get onto wifi. So I need a streamer. 

I know this sounds crazy... but I stretched my budget and it will take about a year for me to recover. So, what would like to do is buy a streamer (used hopefully) to tie me over temp. 

Can anyone recommend a wifi streamer brand/model for my setup that I might find used for *around* $500? I would consider a streamer/dac combo if the dac was better than the one in the Eversolo Z8 because that one is pretty good spec wise (it has the ESS Pro)

 

dman777
dwayneoaz916
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I recently bought a Bluesound Node as my first streamer and added a Quobuz subscription for a year for under $1000. It’s connected to a Luxman L 550AX MkII and sounds excellent. It will be quite awhile before I will upgrade to the next level on both components, but in the meantime I’m very satisfied.

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vthokie83
1,227 posts
 

dman777

As has already been suggested, get on Qobuz.....the quality improvement can be startling.

A BlueSound Node (model 130 or newer only) or better yet a Wiim Ultra are both great places to start, and will tide you over until you can save for better.....but be very happy in the meantime

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jastralfu
568 posts
 

I used Soundiiz to export from Tidal and import to Qobuz.  There was a little legwork on my part as not all the titles aligned completely but it worked seamlessly for at least 98% of content on all my playlists.  It will import from Apple to both Tidal and Qobuz.  Another vote for Bluesound or WiiM both are solid choices.

vthokie83
1,227 posts
 

+1 for Soundizz, makes migrating and creating playlists a breeze

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