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

Mdalton I just saw your response. So…the difference between using the M3 network card as a roon endpoint and using the M3 as a DAC only via USB from the Aurender N200 is huge. The article talks about jitter in the M3 as a hole, not just the network card. 
M3 is super low noise, resolving and natural sounding DAC. If there’s any jitter I couldn’t hear it with a CD transport or Aurender. 
I auditioned Mytek Brooklyn 2 against Chord Qutest and Bryston BDA-3 in my system. I liked Chord the best and Bryston a close second. Absolutely hated the forward digital nature of the Mytek. But again, Bricasti to my ears is better than all the aforementioned DACs. 

@audophil1

You missed my point.  I am not a huge fan of that Mytec DAC either.  I did a shootout with a friend of 4 different DACs, and the Brooklyn was my least favorite (vs. Okto, DCS Bartok, and Gold Note DS10).  Obviously DACs sound very different.  

But a decently engineered streamer will not sound different from another decently engineered streamer, IMHO.  You heard a noticeable difference in moving from the M3 network card to a decently engineered streamer.  I provided you with a credible reason why - for whatever reason, Bricasti’s network card has extraordinarily high amounts of jitter.  Doesn’t mean their DAC doesn’t sound great, it just probably needs a low jitter streamer.  See my earlier post where I discuss this very possibility  in the context of the iFi DAC.

I don’t suffer from grammar pedantry syndrome. And I didn’t miss your point. 
Enjoy your weekend!

Many thanks for all your input on my query.  I need a good DAC to go with a streamer (or at least that's what I think I need) since the Rogue pre-amp doesn't have a DAC.  (These forums are great when people aren't arguing back and forth!)