Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West?

Digital is pretty easy, and comes naturally to me.

@thyname I hate you.  No offense. 

@soix yes, please let us know if you find a solution to some of the iFi Zen Stream’s issues. At it’s price point and the better fidelity reviewers have noted over the Bluesound Node used as a streamer only, it would offer a great bang for the buck - if it didn’t have those issues...bad Wi-Fi connectivity, stuttering or glitching on the 1st song every single time in Tidal, etc.

I use Tidal and Wi-Fi so until those issues are ironed out it will be a non-starter for me, hence the reason for looking at the MX-Stream by Musical Fidelity at $1100. Considerably more expensive but it does offer a lot too, and there is some value to be placed on less aggravation. I’m tired of being a Beta tester. Been doing that too long for too many companies and their products and software with little to show for it other than a few extra grey hairs.

As others have noted, this "streaming game" is still in a state of flux. I’m not looking to upgrade every 6 months when something "new and improved" comes along. Instead I want to get something and be happy for 5 to 6 years at least and then if I’m still alive and kicking, maybe upgrade. Thanks.

@soix 

@drbay You’ve got a really nice system, but I think the Node is a significant bottleneck to better performance.  Many people here have experienced very significant improvements moving up the chain and I think it would be a good idea to at least try a better streamer

I am sitting here listening to my Node 2i just enjoying the music and thinking how great it sounds through my old Museatex Meitner DAC modded by John Wright.  

@facten ​​​​@lalitk Yes I sure did miss the point. So sorry no offense intended. 

You completely missed the point of my post. I have no qualms about how anyone choose to spend their money or their personal preferences / priorities for vinyl or digital.

@juanmanuelfangioii 

None taken! It's all good my friend.