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Streaming questions

I have finally given in to pressure and decided to start streaming. I joined Qobuz and have started putting together a playlist which I assume will be no problem to play in my car with the Qobuz app. I would appreciate some recommendations for the streaming device that I will use with my home system. My gear is midfi: Revel Performa3 206, and Rega Elix-r integrated. When I get the streaming device how do I get it to play my playlist which I generated on my Mac? I am completely clueless as to how this all works. Greatly appreciate your help. Thanks

heirofmozart
soix
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At your price level the Node Icon all things considered is probably a good bet, and you can add a better external LPS (Teddy Pardo, etc.) and be in really good shape until you’re ready for a serious upgrade.  Here’s a nice one for $800…

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650258465-node-icon/
 

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mclinnguy
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I have to say I have enjoyed this experience on Audiogon Forums. Everyone has been helpful and nobody got nasty. Maybe it's because I didn't ask about fuses or cables. 

...and stay around $1000. 

If you are the heir of Mozart you must have a pretty good ear. You will need to budget at least $5000 for fuses for the $1000 streamer to do any justice to Wolfy's Piano Concerto no. 20. I am kidding of course. 

heirofmozart OP
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mclinnguy: there's a pair of cables I have my eyes on. And a bargain at just $50,000.

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bassbuyer
901 posts
 

I also use Qobuz.  I’ve had several different streamers and the best is my Innuos Zen MK3.  I control using Qobuz Connect on my Qobuz app.  That way it’s the same Qobuz app with all of my playlists and favorites.  It sounds excellent IMO. 

andym23456
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I had 1300 CD’s when I discovered Streaming. Then I found a Bluesound Vault 2i.

Great quality streamer for any music service, but with the added benefit of copying my CD’s into it. It’s got a 2GB drive, so my old CD’s only take up a third of the space available. I now can stream anything in the world, and fallback to my old school collection when I care to. It MSRP’s at $1700, but I got one for $700. 
just now got the NAD M10v3, which is another amazing device, but without the storage.  Happy hunting!

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