with ethernet, wireless and reasonable collection of outputs, hopefully usb out. It's mainly to bridge the gap between my Qnap Nas to my Oppo HA-1 Pre-amp. I've had my Qnap for a fair few months and hate it, compared to my much simpler and easier to use Synology (but sadly this is limited re connections).
My Yamaha WXC-50 ceased on me, then after a three week wait whilst being repaired, the preamp section imploded and nearly took my speakers with it. the Yam is history now but the added expense of late, of both the Oppo (I like late night headphone listening) and my new found hobby of room measurement and attempts at corrrection (thanks to Gazzip and Ellis DJ;s thread) have left my piggy bank empty. One further thing the Yamaha WXC-50 was a total joy to use and now it's gone I really miss it.
Going back to the serach for a very cheap streamer, I've looked around on Amazon and the like I'm wondering if such a device exists with usb audio output. Ii it does I bet it costs a pretty penny... I asked in Maplin when at the local shopping centre, all they did was scratch their heads, useless. The seemingly go to streamer device of choice on here the Chromecast audio doesn't fit my needs re connectivity.
Am I missing an obvious device to suit my needs? My main priority is accessing my massive collection of music on my Nas, either of them and using the usb fed dac on the oppo which I assume cn only be acessed via usb connection. This I need to read up on, so far the instruction manual is unopened do to time restraints..
Any pointers as always much appreciated.
My Yamaha WXC-50 ceased on me, then after a three week wait whilst being repaired, the preamp section imploded and nearly took my speakers with it. the Yam is history now but the added expense of late, of both the Oppo (I like late night headphone listening) and my new found hobby of room measurement and attempts at corrrection (thanks to Gazzip and Ellis DJ;s thread) have left my piggy bank empty. One further thing the Yamaha WXC-50 was a total joy to use and now it's gone I really miss it.
Going back to the serach for a very cheap streamer, I've looked around on Amazon and the like I'm wondering if such a device exists with usb audio output. Ii it does I bet it costs a pretty penny... I asked in Maplin when at the local shopping centre, all they did was scratch their heads, useless. The seemingly go to streamer device of choice on here the Chromecast audio doesn't fit my needs re connectivity.
Am I missing an obvious device to suit my needs? My main priority is accessing my massive collection of music on my Nas, either of them and using the usb fed dac on the oppo which I assume cn only be acessed via usb connection. This I need to read up on, so far the instruction manual is unopened do to time restraints..
Any pointers as always much appreciated.