Streamer suggestions for 2.1 system

[98pm89]

Hello all,

I'm looking to add an Apple Music streamer to a 2.1 setup below. Anything outside of Fiio R7 and/or eversolo DMP-A6 that I should consider for lossless and HiRes playback?

Amp: Yamaha A-S801
Speakers: KEF R5 Metas
SW: SVS SB-3000

Thanks,

 

[staticV3]

WiiM Pro Plus connected to the A-S801 via RCA.

With a UMIK-1 and REW running on a laptop, you can use the WiiM's built-in 4-band Parametric EQ to apply some basic room correction

 

[98pm89]

Thanks, I had another thought - since Fiio R7 and DMP-A6 are just Android OSs running Apple Music app with a screen, and since I use an iPhone 15 Pro already, I may just use the USB-C to TosLink converter from the phone and feed the TosLink into A-S801 for lossless and HiRes playback.

 

[98pm89]

Update: On testing, discovered yesterday that a $20 USB-C to TosLink from Amazon is not supported by iOS 17 (iphone 15 pro) but works fine for the MacOS as source. Plan B: Run the video+audio from Apple TV 4k to TV and feed the audio from the TV to the amp. Plan C: Use MacOS / Macbook Pro as a temporary streamer as the dust settles on DMP-A6/A8.

SW: SVS SB-1000 Pro

My goal is to play lossless and HiRes Lossless audio from Apple Music on the R5 Metas.