Need some advice on a streamer, for streaming Tidal.
The Auralic Altair looks particularly interesting. How good is the Aires mini (both from its digital and line outs). What else is out there?
I have a Modwright tube-modded Sony HAPZ1 streamer, that I really like, but it doesn't do Tidal streaming (only Spotify) and has no digital ins or outs, so I need a streamer with a DAC included, or I'll need an additional new DAC as well.
What would you recommend, and why? Open to any ideas, but probably want to keep it all under $2K, since it’s a secondary source. I have wifi from my router, but no ethernet — the audio room is in a small studio in a separate building 10’ from main house where the router is.