Music Server/DAC in Same Box

Thanks.

The Boulder 1021 looks like it still needs a music server? There isn't much written in the manual about it acting as a server, only that it can receive streaming music and play it.

Same w/ the Audio Research, looks like you still need an actual computer to stream music.

or am I missing something?

Looks like you are correct, and the audio research does indeed support streaming over Ethernet, but you would still need a server to manage the library.

Dennis,

I have the Boulder 1021. All it needs is a NAS drive (about $100), a wireless router, and an IPAD, Iphone, etc running the PlugPlayer app. The NAS, router, and 1021 are connected by ethernet cables which is a much better method than usb. I ripped my cd's to the NAS using my notebook computer running db poweramp. After ripping the notebook is not involved. If you search for reviews on the 1021, you can learn much more about the computing power inside the 1021. It is prodigious! Hope this helps.

Musica Pristina, Virtuoso Analog Edition has internal Weiss DAC