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Digital streaming options for my system are confusing

I appreciate your advise in advance as I am more of a old school vinyl/cd guy. I have a McIntosh MAC6700 integrated receiver. It has a DAC but tech in this area is evolving at such a rapid rate that I am confused as the best way to access a high audio quality streaming/digital playback source. I have heard hi end streaming services (Tidal?) are great but my Amp does not have a direct iPhone/iPad connector. What is the best way to go that will keep my system simple and easy for the whole family to access? 
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mahler123
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Or you could use the Internal DAC in the Node2i for MQA and the current DAC for everything else.
If possible, I would use a wired connection.  I had some issues with WiFi and Bluesound and the Ethernet works much better, but the Node 2i is supposed to have enhanced WiFi capability, so hopefully non important...
telemarcer OP
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So basically its unfolding a file bigger than what my amp is rated for? 
telemarcer OP
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Does that matter for high end streaming? or only specifically for large digital files stored on my own storage
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2psyop
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Something worth mentioning if you are going with the Bluesound ecosystem. The Vault is a better option if you want to digitize a CD collection AND stream music. When I bought the Node 2 I had many CDs ripped with ITunes which created file folders and album artwork (metadata) that Bluesound would not see. I had to place artwork into many of those album file folders and properly label the artwork. https://support1.bluesound.com/hc/en-us/articles/200271926-Why-is-some-of-my-Album-Cover-Art-shown-a...
telemarcer OP
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Ok, so I did do the album artwork thing when I burned my CD’s. Does that have any impact on anything unless I have a laptop/tablet open when I play? Seriously, Im just a 48 yr old trumpet player trying to make things easy for everyone and sound really good to me when I have a few moments to myself.
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