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Ready to move onto next stage of streaming

So for over a year I have been streaming Tidal via my Bluesound Vault 2.
Now I bought this mainly to rip all my cds to but after "discovering" Tidal I find that I rarely even playback from the Vault hard drive, I usually just find it on Tidal even if I know I have it in ripped format.

It boils down to 2 main source areas for me now,vinyl and streaming. Very happy with my analog as I do not even try to compare the two just let them happily coexist knowing they are different.

But here’s where I am at. I am sure there is probably a better setup for streaming Tidal with better sq than the Vault now.
However it still has to be as user friendly as the Vault to operate for the other denizens of chateaux Uberwaltz!
No computer science geniuses here!
Needs to be as simple as the Bluos app is right now for all to use.
Any suggestions that again does NOT revolve around any mac or pc setup.
Thank you
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robelvick
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My guess is that the Mytek would produce  similar results regarding MQA as the Aries Mini.  Although the Mytek is a much better DAC, but you would need to pair the Mytek with a different amp unfortunately.
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rickraymond59
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I had a very inexpensive Definitive Technologies Streamer and knew I needed to upgrade. I tried the all in one Lyngdorf and the sound quality was slightly less than the discrete components I had at the time. I tried a Border Patrol DAC with the Definitive streamer and didn’t hear an improvement. I came across Lumin and thats where things began to take the sound to a much higher level. I was still auditioning the BP DAC and tried it with the A1 LUMIN and found the DAC in the LUMIN carried a bit more weight. I’m very happy with the A1 feeding my SET 300b amp!
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uberwaltz OP
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Darn it
I sold my h160 to help buy the 2170!
Still I think in my situation the room correction helps tremendously.
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robelvick
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Room Perfect is a game changer, plus the DAC in the 2170 is far superior to that in the H160.  IMHO.

If you're going to keep the 2170 for long term, maybe best to stay with the Bluesound.  But, If you're keen on upgrading your streamer, I would not purchase anything that is a DAC/streamer combo.  You don't need a 2nd DAC.


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uberwaltz OP
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I do not see me changing the 2170 anytime soon tbh so yes it maybe that right now the Vault is as good as I need.
I do not relish change just for the sake of change, if no realistic upside then why bother.
Imho of course....
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