Naim Audio's Uniti Atom is a stunning all-in-one digital streamer for your home that's super easy to set-up and use - just add a pair of great speakers and the Atom takes care of the rest. Manufacturers are continuously updating their products with support for new formats such as MQA, higher bit/sample rates and new streaming services like Qobuz there are now dozens of products that are Roon-ready devices if you are considering that playback/library management platform.ĭeciding which streamer to buy can be confusing but our picks offer the best options for both the music listener with thousands of CDs or streaming subscriptions such as Spotify, Tidal and Qobuz. Even though there isn’t one digital playback device that supports every single streaming service, format or codec, most of these streamers come close. Accessing your music collection is made easier through a dedicated control app like Roon or BluOs.įinally, dedicated streamers offer better streaming support. With their internal DACs, you can also plug them directly into an amplifier or active pair of loudspeakers. They act as a hub for your entire digital music collection. Most dedicated streamers or servers also offer a multitude of connectivity options for both wireless devices, Ethernet-connected computers or NAS drives and CD players. Dedicated music streamers, by comparison, have way superior DACs and other internals that allow them to retrieve the music files more seamlessly and without losing as much data. Most smartphone manufacturers - specifically LG and Samsung - have made a concerted effort to put better built-in DACs into their smartphones, but they’re still relatively terrible. The first difference has to do with the quality of the Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC). It's a great option for home theater systems and multi-room set-ups. The Node 2i is a Roon-ready streamer that supports MQA (Master Quality Authenticated audio) all of the major streaming services and comes with a built-in 32-bit/192kHz DAC.
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