MUSIC STREAMERS

THE BEST WAY TO SHARE YOUR TUNES AROUND THE HOUSE

2024-03-28 -

Wiim Pro Plus £219

Best music streamer under £300, Awards 2023 ★★★★★

As a first, affordable introduction to the many and various charms of music streaming, the Wiim Pro Plus is hard to lay a glove on at the price. Outputs RCA line-level, coaxial, optical

Audiolab 6000N Play £449

Best music streamer under £500, Awards 2020 ★★★★★

A great, affordable way to implement streaming into your system without compromising sonic quality. The best budget solution we’ve seen… Outputs Line-in, coaxial, optical, subwoofer

Cambridge Audio MXN10 £449

Best music streamer £300-£750, Awards 2023 ★★★★★

Cambridge Audio has crashed the entry-level music streamer party. Is the MXN10 the finest affordable music streamer on the market? It could well be. Outputs Coaxial, optical, RCA line-level

Bluesound Node (2021) £549

Best music streamer under £750, Awards 2022 ★★★★★

For this outlay the Node 2021 represents one of the most entertaining and comprehensive ways of adding music streaming to your hi-fi system. Outputs RCA, coaxial, optical, subwoofer, 3.5mm

Cambridge CXN V2 £799

Best music streamer £750-£1500, Awards 2023 ★★★★★

All the success of the classy CXN streamer, with added Google Chromecast. Great design, feature set and performance. Inputs Coaxial, optical, USB x2

Chord 2go £995

July 2020 ★★★★★

The Chord 2go is a brilliant way to add streaming capability to the company’s Award-winning Hugo 2 DAC (and only the Hugo 2). Works as a server too Inputs Ethernet

Arcam ST60 £1199

Best music streamer £1000-£1500, Awards 2022 ★★★★★

Arcam’s first effort in the music streaming field is laudable: the ST60 ticks multiple streaming boxes while prioritising performance.

Inputs Coaxial, optical, USB

NAD C 658 £1499

Best music streamer £1000-£1500, Awards 2020 ★★★★★

One of the most fully furnished, future-proofed and intuitive streamers we’ve come across – and one of the most convincing performers at this price. Inputs Coaxial, optical, USB, phono, RCA

Melco N100 £1999

June 2020 ★★★★★

An excellent choice if you’re looking for a high-quality streamer with storage built-in and already have a capable DAC, or can add one. Inputs USB 3.0 x2, ethernet Outputs USB 3.0

Naim ND5 XS 2 £2299

Best music streamer over £1500, Awards 2023 ★★★★★

Naim’s ‘entry-level’ network streamer? Fear not; if this is the best your system ever sounds, you’ll be doing your ears mighty proud. Inputs USB, ethernet Outputs Line-out, DIN, coaxial, optical

Technics SL-G700M2 £2899

September 2023 ★★★★★

As an all-round proposition, the Technics SL-G700M2 is hard to better at the price. This is a well-conceived and surprisingly capable unit.

Inputs USB, coaxial, optical Outputs Line-out, balanced, coaxial, optical

Cambridge Audio Edge NQ £3500

March 2019 ★★★★★

A truly fantastic streaming preamplifier that has a clear, bold and spacious presentation across all its many inputs. And it looks good, too.

Inputs Line-in x2, balanced XLR, coaxial, optical x2, HDMI, USB x2, BT

Moon 390 £4750

February 2019 ★★★★★

A well connected streaming preamplifier that’s uncluttered in design and use, and sounds terrifically dynamic, refined and engaging.

Inputs Line-in, MM/MC, balanced XLR, coaxial, optical, AES/EBU, HDMI x4

Linn Selekt DSM £5250

Reviewed online, 2019 ★★★★★

If you’re looking for a top-end one-box electronics solution, this is a good place to start. Its modular approach to high-quality sound is admirable. Inputs Line-in, MM, MC, coaxial, optical x2, HDMI, USB, Airplay