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Old vinyl lover looking to get into the digital age
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The wiim is it - at least in your price range. Ignore the amazon reviews, it really is very good, and with an active development team engaing with users. Have a look through this thread, and ask any specific questions about it there:
WiiM Mini Streamer
Hi, I bought a WiiM Mini Streamer for 99EUR. Connected by optical TOSLINK to an optical splitter. One output of the splitter goes into a Topping E30 DAC and then to a headphone amp. The other output of the splitter goes into an optical input of my AV receiver. There has been a firmware update...
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If it has features you need, also consider the wiim pro:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/wiim-pro-streamer.39576/
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Thanks Apesbrain, we do have Amazon Prime.
It has 3.5mm stereo jack. Use 3.5mm to rca cable (i assume your amp has rca in)
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Poor old guy is kind of harsh, don't you think?
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Use the WiiM's 3.5mm analog out to your Yaqin, or its optical output to your Denon. Latter will bypass its internal DAC chip which is probably its weakest link.
Yes but its free if you have Prime. Qobuz $10/mo yearly CD quality or High Resolution very good can't tell difference from CD player
WiiM Mini Review (Streamer)
This is a review and detailed measurements of the WiiM Mini Wifi/Bluetooth streamer. It is on kind loan from a member and is on sale on Amazon for US $89. As you can see the former factor is a "hockey puck." An included phone charger needs to be used to power the unit over USB-C. It did not...
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The WiiM's DAC isn't impressive by today's technical standards, but those standards far exceeded most of our hearing a long time ago. It's fine by any reasonable standard. And what is the S/N of your tube preamp? Worse than the WiiM probably.
Spend $84 and try it out! If you don't find the DAC good enough you can use the bit-perfect optical output into the DAC of your choice later.
FWIW I am using 3 WiiM minis, two with optical out and one with analog out. Personally I can't tell the difference
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WiiM Mini Review (Streamer)
This is a review and detailed measurements of the WiiM Mini Wifi/Bluetooth streamer. It is on kind loan from a member and is on sale on Amazon for US $89. As you can see the former factor is a "hockey puck." An included phone charger needs to be used to power the unit over USB-C. It did not...
The WiiM's DAC isn't impressive by today's technical standards, but those standards far exceeded most of our hearing a long time ago. It's fine by any reasonable standard. And what is the S/N of your tube preamp? Worse than the WiiM probably.
Spend $84 and try it out! If you don't find the DAC good enough you can use the bit-perfect optical output into the DAC of your choice later.
FWIW I am using 3 WiiM minis, two with optical out and one with analog out. Personally I can't tell the difference
That was just my imagination trying to fill in the blanks. I was feeling sorry for someone with no hifi, no phone, and only 200 euros to spend ;-)
FWIW I'm an old guy too.
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No need to feel sorry for me. I have a beautiful home, loving wife of 39 years, 2 dogs, 2 autos, excellent hi-fi system (to me anyway), and money in the bank. I just don't want to invest heavily until I know that it's right for me.
Your receiver has lots of stuff, including network capabilities. It has optical in which means it has a DAC. Specs here.
It has some streaming capabilities already but I'm not familiar with Denon AVRs.
It has some streaming capabilities already but I'm not familiar with Denon AVRs.
Got it. Thanks for clarifying!
Still has optical input. 5 of them.
If you're using this AVR you're already using the DAC, unless it has an analog-passthrough mode. So all you do is plug the WIM into one of those using the included TOSLINK cable.
The WiiM does depend on a Apple or Android app to control it, so you need some sort of smartphone or tablet.
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