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Missing Link

What would you add to the folowing system for best streaming experience?  Is there an all-in-one solution DAC/Streamer/NAS? I find my current iMac/OPPO 103/AppleTV setup rather inelegant and buggy. Entire system is as follows:

Line Magnetic 219ia integrated amplifier
OPPO 103 DVD Player
VPI Classic 3 turntable Sutherland Ph3D phono amplifier
AppleTV
iMac
Sutherland Audio Definition Mk.IV speakers

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
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williewonka
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The best move I made was to get rid of all computers and associated electronics like DAC and USB/SPDIF converters and in their place I purchased a Bluesound Node 2 and a NAS drive

No more OS upgrades and all the luggage that comes with that.

Treat the Node 2 to some great cables (power and IC’s) and the analogue output will soars to new levels of performance.

The included software is compatible with iTunes library structure, is pleasant to use from either a Computer, Tablet or Cellphone devices iPhone ot Android.

I load new tunes to the NAS drive via my windows machine and re-index from my phone or computer.

Ethernet for absolute best performance - or wireless - your choice.

Comes with most popular streaming service interfaces

Regards - Steve




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kalali
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Completely concur with willie, and the price ($500) is hard to beat.

Now, if you want to go real budget, you can also try Chromecast Audio and use optical connection but that's pretty similar to your current AppleTV arrangement. For $35 it's a great value and depending on system synergy it can compete with more expensive streamers.

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jbhiller
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@williewonka 

what do do you like for power cord with the Node?  
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