As recommended above, an Eversolo DMP-A8 (with a better DAC than the A6) would do everything you’re looking for, but they’re a relatively new company and their customer support doesn’t seem to be all that great if that’s important to you. Personally I like keeping things separate and would prefer something like a Schiit Freya+ preamp with their Bifrost or Modi Multibit DAC and a BlueSound Node for its user-friendly interface (as a streamer only as its DAC is only so so). You can also upgrade the power supply (Teddy Pardo, etc.) of the Node later for a meaningful and relatively cheap performance improvement. For around the $2000 range I think this would give you a lot of performance/$ and allow flexibility for future upgrades if desired. Hope this helps, and best of luck.
Need help choosing preamp for streaming
Greetings,
I recently purchased a new pair of JBL HDI-3800 speakers. I have an old Aragon 8008 amplifier that I would like to use with them. I would like to stream music from Tidal and also listen to YouTube videos through them. I have never streamed music, so I have no idea exactly what I need.
I would like to be able to use my iPhone 15 to choose the music to stream. I have no intention of playing CDs or LPs, so I don’t need anything with those capabilities. From what I’ve read I imagine I need a preamplifier, and perhaps a BlueSound Node. If that’s the case, I don’t want to spend much more than $1,000 on the preamp. The preamp must have a remote control. If purchasing an integrated amp is my best option, I would not want to spend much more than $2,000 on an integrated amplifier with a remote control. I don’t mind purchasing used, but I prefer new because of the warranty.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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