Look for a used Aurender. Conductor app is great, built like tanks, outstanding sound quality.
Streamers and software
It's been a battle. I have had a Bluesound Node 2i for 5 yrs. I upgraded the power supply. There is nothing wrong with function or sound. I switched to Qobuz a few months ago. I transferred my songs from amazon to Qobuz. Qobuz works great when using the Bluetooth function. When I want to play Qobuz thru BluOS, I am missing several thousand songs, called Favorites. Loading and searching times are not usable.
Finally after 2 months BLUOS says they have no solution. QOBUZ is working on a direct connect app to the streamer, but no release date.
So, reluctantly, I started looking at a streamer. I find several other streamers but have buggy software.
So, from what I see the Innuous pulsar mini has good software I would like to spend as little as I can but it looks like $1-$2k? It would be nice to have a linear power supply. Thanks for any suggestions are welcome.
Here is some I looked at.
Holo Audio Red, Ever solo, Innuous, Volumio
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Avoid Eversolo. Their support , if you can call it that , is their forum. They have no repair facility but they will have your dealer replace it within a year. My Dads A6 stopped recognizing his DAC 5 days before warranty was up. Auto update killed USB. Solution? Roll back firmware and wait for next FW. 3 updates and 5 months later still no USB. Aurender is the best support I've ever experienced. I've used innuos and its a good machine too. Don't waste your money on Eversolo. The hardware may look great and sound good but as a company they suck. |
Since you’re open to used this Innuos Zen is well worth a look. No need for an external LPS since it already has one, and it has an onboard drive/storage so you can load your CDs into it as well and have all your music available at your fingertips. Just another option FWIW. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650163113-innuos-zen-mk3-2tb/ |
Eversolo, Wiim,Geselli are all the buzz now. I see too many for sale used already. They would all be a step back from where I am. There is a good selection online of Aurender, one Simaudio, innous but might cost close to $2000. I guess that is a realistic cost to move up a notch. I haven’t been able to get responses on USAM. I have never bought anything but lots of Ebay |
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