Best Music Streamer to pair with Rogue Audio monoblocks and Pre-Amp


hi all,

I'm purchasing Maggies 3.7i to pair with Rogue Audio monoblocks and Pre-Amp (RP-5v2) and want to upgrade on my Bluesound Node.  Am considering the Hifi Rose RS250A, the Audiolab 9000N, and the Moon 280D.  

Any thoughts on a good pairing.

And I'm also thinking about adding 2 JL Audio subs, perhaps the E110.

I appreciate the collective wisdom of the community.

jazz99

Agree on that being one of the  best streamers for the money.   Buy a streamer from a company that only does streaming that has great software and support.  Vitally important in this product segment.

I have a Node 2i USB connected to a Schiit Audio Bifrost 2/64, Schiit Tyrs, and Magnepan 3.7i. I cross over at 80hz between the Magnepans and a Rhythmik F12SE. It sounds magical. 

I had the HiFi Rose RS250A for a bit.  It software was glitchy, the Tidal app started playing tracks at the wrong bit rate and everything sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks.  Qobuz was fine as was playing from the internal drive.  It sounded very good with a deep wide soundstage and excellent imaging.  I couldn’t get past the software issue though so I sent it back, too much money for something that didn’t work well out of the box. That was over a year ago and I’ve not heard of anyone else having that issue with it though or issues in general.  

I have an SGC ST hosting a Roon core, A Bryston BDP pi as the endpoint ,Rogue RP-1 with Mullards as the pre.  I have heard many others say the Bryston BDP-3 functions wells as a Roon endpoint.    My little BDP-1 has been rock solid for several years as an endpoint.   I also like the sound. 

It has been wisely said that choosing a streamer as as much about choosing software as hardware. many people think Roon is the best software interface for playback and search and offers other features like DSP, Control and sharing between multiple devices, and of course, a rich treasure trove of metadata, containing information about the music, the artists, and the connections between them. They Sell servers and if I was starting from scratch, I think I would be tempted to get one of their servers if I was drawn to their software.