Seeking Recommendations for a Streamer (No DAC)


Hi All,

Unfortunately I could not get an Aurender N100h to work with my BlackIce Glass FX Tube DAC so it's going back. 

It's a known issue with Aurender, they even have a "bug fix" built into the app but in my case it didn't work.

I'm looking for a dedicated streamer, no DAC, optimized for USB to replace a NODE N130.

Budget is ~$1,000 used.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions. 

macg19

@macg19 I am happy you found something that sounds fantastic. Enjoy! I will also be getting some new gear soon. A new preamp. Really looking forward to it. 

Thanks

Lumin T3X is very impressive looking, I hope you end up loving it. When I upgraded my streamer a while back, it was a close race between Lumin and Innuos, everything else I tried was well behind those two.

@macg19 Thanks for asking. I am getting a new preamplifier. Its an LTA Preamp L3. I currently have an LTA MZ2 Preamp and it makes a wonderful improvement in the DACs sound. 

@ejh369 Beautiful piece, well chosen!

@tubeguy80 1 day in and the T3X is really something. Completely eclipses what I had before which all-in, was about $3K. The T3X is double that but there is no comparison.

Even SXM radio played over AirPlay from an iPad sounds way better than streaming natively from BluOS.

I have not had a serious listening session with any Qobuz content yet, and I wanted to wait for the last piece of the optical fiber ethernet kit which is arriving shortly.