I already have a preamp and dac. Just looking for a great sounding, easy to use streamer. CD ripping is a +, but I have a CD player so it is not entirely necessary. Most streamers have volume knobs=equals extra noise=lower sound quality (I could be wrong). I want to keep the music signal chain as fee as possible from any extra decoding, artifacts, or noise. Probably not interested in anything over 3-4 thousand used or new.
Aurender (most use HDD memory instead of SDD- good or bad?)
Wyred 4 Sound Nucleus+
Blue sound products
others?
I just want to mention that this forum has been very helpful in educating me on the scary world of digital streaming. Thank you everyone.