Streaming questions

Honestly, buy a streamer. Set a budget, figure out what kind of sonic profile you are looking for, what kind of software do you want to use? How easy/complex do you want it? 

I have a Cambridge Audio streamer, it's on the warmer side, matching my other gear. I do not use the CA app, I use Tidal on my phone to control the streamer, but the stream is running on the streamer and not my phone. Using the streamer DAC, as that is the only digital device in my system. 

mclinnguy: It's on my playlist. Extraordinary composition. Bach was the greatest, but Mozart is my favorite. Bach was from another planet.

To all of my fellow music lovers on Audiogon Forums: Thanks again. I purchased a Bluesound Node Icon. Can't wait.

Congrats, and welcome to the wonderful world of streaming!  I suspect you’ll be like most of us here and end up asking yourself “why the hell did I wait so long to do this?!?”  But much better late than never!  Enjoy!!!

I’ve used both Bluesound and the Wiim and Wiim definitely worked better, more stable and reliable.  The Bluesound updates several times were problematic.  Never a problem with Wiim.

  Btw @heirofmozart  I almost exclusively listen to classical and one problem with Qobuz, and many other streaming services, is the software.  It’s all designed for popular and struggles with classical.  Apple Music Classical has a far better search engine.  I have found dozens of albums on Apple that I could not find on Qobuz, even though Qobuz carries them.

Qobuz native sounds better to me than the rest BUT has annoying drop outs time to time.  Interestingly running non native through my Auralic Lighting DS app running Qobuz it works fine.  Sound quality might be a tad more dynamic when native (or it could just be me thinking so because I’ve been told native is better), who knows so take that comment with skepticism as no blind test has been done, nor cared to as it sounds glorious used with the Lighting app,  e.g., Aries S1 with S1 LPS to Chord Qutest with LPS as well.