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the best, cost-no-object, music streamer?

I am currently using McIntosh MCD500 as source. I love it so much that my CD collection is piling up. Now i find it more hassle to find CD, play it, and return it to cabinet blah blah blah.

I think one solution to this is to find a (very) good music streamer connected to a HDD or whatever.

Can any of you share what is the best, cost-no-object, music streamer? And why do you like them?

Am no techie, but seems ability to play 24/192, FLAC, apple app compatibility is a must.

Thanks for looking.
adg243
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kr4
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The Sooloos is an extensible system including storage,
distribution and rendering. You can get all three in one box
(controlled by an iPad app) or you can get a multiple zone,
multiple storage system with multiple dedicated touch-screen
controllers.
prawax
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Hi,

IMO: the Ayon Audio S-5 Network Player.

Best regards,
agiaccio
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You can't get better than the latest edition Linn Klimax DS streamer.
edorr
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The list of contenders for "best streamer / server" keeps growing, which just underscores this is an emerging new segment with lots of new products hitting the market.

The trigger is really the coming of age of computer audio, to the point where die hard audiophile disc spinners are ready to jump ship.

Let me add to the list of high end streamers the audio research media bridge.

http://www.stereophile.com/content/audio-research-reference-dac-digital-media-bridge
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elberoth2
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Sosnos is great fun, but doesn't support hi-res files.

The original question was:

Am no techie, but seems ability to play 24/192, FLAC, apple app compatibility is a must.

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