Streamer with decent app


Hey all:

I like to control everything from my phone while chilling in bed. Mostly Spotify and Tidal. I have a Yamaha WXA-50 that works pretty well but ready for an upgrade.

I tried a Sonos amp because it offered more music services but didn’t feel that the sound was as good.

Looking for an all in one solution (amp, streamer) that has a nice app that works well with the music services.

Budget: <$3k

 

Thanks!

wrecked

If you get a chord 2go/2yu you can stream from any app on your phone that plays music/movies etc. The chord app only accesses the chord streamer for settings and connection once connected (5 seconds) you just use what ever playback app you like. for example I use it with the iPhone tidal app / Spotify / Roon app etc. I even use it with YouTube.

your just using the phone sound output sent to the chord like you would if your using apple airplay, android equivalent. 

its IMO the easiest to use yet (I've used roon/aurender/blue-os),  you just use the streaming services app not a propriety app form the streamer manufacturer. 

granted the chord streamer is not cheep but it is portable and sound very good better then the Aurender A10 I replaced it with. 

yes its just a streamer/network bridge/ no DAC or Amp. but you can adjust volume from your device i.e.. phone. oh i reread and you did mention you wanted an all in one solution my mistake. well if you added an amp/DAC you’d be set i suppose.

Plenty of decent streamers many of which have been mentioned here. However a decent app is another issue altogether.  If you are a classical music listener Roon is the only app which gets it almost right. Apps from Aurender, Auralic, Elac or Cambridge Audio don't go close, especially if you stream Qobuz. The Qobuz native app, while not good, is as good if not better than the apps mentioned above but to use it on most streamers you need to go via Airplay which is limited to 44.1 sampling so no Hi Res. If you listen to music with a readily identifiable artist then almost any app will be OK at a basic level.