Pretty much as per the title, I have 1000s of music tracks stored on my Mac. I’d like to get away from using my computer as a source and transfer these files to a HD or similar that I can ‘plug’ into my hifi. So as I understand it I need a streamer box of sorts and a DAC, however I am not interested in using any subscription streaming services.
My hifi setup is all Naim, but I don’t want the expense of going with one of their streamers. Ideally I’d like a box with a display and a dedicated remote, but am willing to look at other options I could control with a mobile app if I have to.
Budget is maybe $1000. I fully expect the answers to be Node or Wiim but thought I would ask anyway. Thanks
A Raspberry Pi with some software, for example: https://volumio.com/en/get-started/
If you dont have a DAC then there’s several DAC options for the Pi, for example: https://raspberrypi.dk/en/product/iqaudio-dac-pro-audio-card/
Add a USB HDD or SSD for storage.