Inexpensive Streamer for Office System

iFi Zen Stream 3 was just released as a successor to its successful Zen Stream. It is based on the Volumio 3 OS. I have the original and always found it to be reliable and easy to use. It is built with all quality parts but has an aesthetic you either love or hate. Anyway, at $399 a great option.

iFi is still supporting its original Zen Stream with an OS update that I find very nice of them as they could have easily dumped us and tried to get us to go for the new 3.

Many have reported various issues with theirs but I don’t know [rolling eyes]

For the price you listed my choice would be the Sonore OpticalRendu v1. I had 3 of these and only 1 left. People are upgrading to the OpticalRendu Deluxe so you will see a few used available on USAM, like mine did last week.

I am not selling my last unit, it is one of the very best streamers around, since it uses fibre. You can integrate fibre into your desktop setup for less than a $100. Send me a DM if you do not know how to get fibre setup.

Try the Bluesound Node Nano and return it if you don’t like it. It’s probably the best bang for your buck for an office setup. It has received some of the best reviews of any streamer under $400.

+1 Wiim Ultra but add a Teddy Pardo external LPS, all in for under $1K. That's all you need.

Check out Bluesound.  I have the N130 and it is an impressive little box that comes with some impressive features for the price.