Thank you for all these knowledgable responses. I need to inform all that I am a bit stuck in 1976 regarding audio components, and I am not very well versed anymore. My budget for everything would be about $2000. The speakers will be placed in a large, open concept living space, approximately 1000 square feet. I am not a true audiophile anymore, due to multiple moves (7) in the past ten years, making my collection of Parasound, Myryad, and Roksan amps moot. Now, I use a simple sound bar for the TV, and I just want my own space in this current rented townhouse for my jazz listening pleasure. Streaming music makes life easier, and we will be moving again. I am cognitively deficient in digital anything. Thus, I want to use my Coincidents, stream from Tidal, with the least hassle imaginable. Move a few times and you will understand. All I know is this:
I need a DAC
I shouldn’t be using Bluetooth
The 14 Ohm speakers create a problem
A Bluesound Node 2i was recommended
I want to spend a total of $2000
These speakers may need a subwoofer and my Vredestein may be too powerful.
I am at a loss and need help. Audio has gone way beyond the days I took my Marantz amp, tuner, and preamp and hooked them up to my EPI speakers and Gerard turntable. It was so easy back then. Thanks for any advice. I do feel very old.
I need a DAC
I shouldn’t be using Bluetooth
The 14 Ohm speakers create a problem
A Bluesound Node 2i was recommended
I want to spend a total of $2000
These speakers may need a subwoofer and my Vredestein may be too powerful.
I am at a loss and need help. Audio has gone way beyond the days I took my Marantz amp, tuner, and preamp and hooked them up to my EPI speakers and Gerard turntable. It was so easy back then. Thanks for any advice. I do feel very old.