Inexpensive Streamer for Office System

Actually was planning on using the coaxial input if possible.  That was why I included the Metrum gear on my list.  If I do end up using the USB input will definitely find a streamer with good clock. 

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you need a streamer with a good clock when you DO NOT use usb connection to the dac (usb lets the dac’s clock override, whereas for spdif connections the streamer's clock takes over...)

Do the Auralic streamers ( including the earlier models ) have good clocks?

Yes, the Auralic dacs and streamers have good femto clock systems, sometimes dual clocks of various precisions. My Altair G1.1 is a dual 72-femtosecond clock system.

There are a lot of Aries of different generations on the secondhand market and fires sales happening at vendors now to clear out inventory.

Sounds like you have everything but the streamer. If the case, the Cambridge MXN-10 may be the ticket. 499 and you’re up and running. If you want descent sound in multiple places Bluesound is pretty good for that but they’re all in one devices so if you already have a preamp and dac you don’t need that, just the stream end point I reckon and it’s a pretty good one especially for the money!

cheers 

WiiM Pro or Pro+ work great, Under $200 dollars. Has coax and optical out to connect to streamer, Has trigger out which I use to turn on system. Can operate with voice command Alexa devices such as Amazon echo, remote control or phone.