streamer for PWD DAC mkII - tired of a computer and complicated connectivity!


Hello All,

I have a PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC mkII (PWD II) and I am sick and tired of having a computer connected to my hi-fi system.  I find it far easier to clean and play a record than it is to play a digital file, this is not acceptable!

I would love to keep my PWD II as it is a great sounding piece of gear, but I need to feed it with a music stream that is simple, and eliminate the mac mini and software.  I would love to use a Sonos Connect, but it cannot handle high res music.  Is there any other solution?  Is there a competitor to Sonos that handles high res?  Can I plug in an Apple TV and play music from the network without needing to look at iTunes on a computer somewhere?  Is there a low cost streamer that can plug into the PWD?  Can I control a NAS drive connected to the PWD II via ethernet without a computer?

Or, do I sell the PWD II, raise some funds, and buy a Cambridge 851N or Sony HAP-Z1ES?  Both of these units look way simpler, and both have plusses and minuses:  The Sony supports DSD, The Cambridge supports iTunes Airplay (and I would assume I can stream Apple Music through that?).

Thank you for your help!
- Mark
marktomaras
Is the node the same as the vault just without the CD  Drive  and internal storage?
I have a pwd mkII with the bridge connected to the internet. All my files are stored on a 4 bay drobo not a nas drobo. The drobo is connected to my laptop via a usb cable I use Jrivers as my player. So all I do is pick a song and plays through my system. Do you have a bridge in your dac? Sound is way better than playin through usb. It is not as complicated as you are saying. Ps audio has a lot info on there website.
Looks like it. Just connect the Node by coax rca to your dac to bypass its internal dac. 
Fmer, I know it is possible, I just find it clunky.  I detest JRiver.  I think it is really poorly designed software.  In my time with the PWD, Bridge, and JRiver, I have never been happy.