Going Tidal, Need ???


I plan to subscribe to the Hi-Rez Tidal service at $20/month.
In addition I have been told to expect to pay $150/year for
the Roon Service. Apparently Roon’s software is said be easiest to navigate.

So what equipment do I need to buy to enjoy HiRes sound?
-I do not have a lot of downloaded material, cds or records to store.
-I do have a DAC built into my cd player-oppo 205-which is usable independently.
-Budget is $2,000.00

Can someone explain to me, using 50 or less and small words, how streaming hardware and software function?
Equipment I own: Freya/Cary/Oppo/Altec. 

Thanks,

Jeff

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If you just plan to simply stream Tidal.... +1 the Node 2. If you want to rip CDs or explore digital audio there are other choices. I would add that the Node 2 (potential choice) would leave you approx. $1400 leftover to get a better DAC to attach to the Node 2. Add just a few extra dollars and you can get an Ayre Codex DAC. That is a killer combo- Bluesound Node 2 plus the Ayre Codex DAC.
The node 2 day is no slouch. Listen before buying a separate dac. I did. 
How about starting with a $50 budget and build slowly from there? Get a Google Chromecast and a mini toslink to toslink optical cable which allows you to bypass the Google Chromecast DAC and take Tidal straight from your phone digitally, (bypassing its DAC) through wifi into the Chromecast then bypassing its DAC by means of the mini toslink optical inserted into the 3.5 mm output on the Chromecast to transmit digitally by connecting the regular toslink optic end of cable into your Oppo. Try it. You won’t be disappointed and you can take your time to figure out what you really need and want.
You could do this all with a Raspberry Pi with Volumio via USB (cheapest, maybe best) or using a digital out card.

If you go with USB, your hardware outlay is under $100