Source for my vintage amplifier Marantz PM 7001

[sand64]

One more option that I can think of Is FiiO - K11 R2R
UjjThe reviews are good and its onsale too.

Thanks Rohan for your inputs...
I will decide and buy one cost effective dac as suggested. Rather I am thinking to add one inexpensive usb dac for wired connection between my amp and laptop and a seperate streamer with dac also in quick succession.

Cheers

 

[sand64]

Guys,
Since bluetooth is strict no-no due to lossey in nature..the only option to stream remains internet based. Here most affordable are wiims. Pro or pro+ as mini is not having rca output.
Since I am not a tech savvy person and I am not very confident of setting them up. Few questions..
1. Can wiim be controlled through laptop, that too window based? Can I control it both from laptop & android mobile?
2. Can I stream my local files on my laptop through streamer or I have to upload them to a network storage?
3. Does it support apple music? Here apple music is the only available cost effective option for streaming high resolution.

Is there any other methods to stream from my laptop to my dac and amp over wifi? What is chrome cast audio?

Cheers

 

[RohanBhatia]

Can wiim be controlled through laptop, that too window based? Can I control it both from laptop & android mobile?

There is no app for wiim dedicated to windows. The dedicated app is only for android and ios. For windows you can directly cast from the casting menu(in chrome) and select the wiim

Can I stream my local files on my laptop through streamer or I have to upload them to a network storage?

yes you can just setup plex on ur laptop. I use it to Stream my flac files over the inetrnet. If you dont want to set up plex the local files can be streamed via google cast.

Does it support apple music? Here apple music is the only available cost effective option for streaming high resolution.

Yes it has apple airplay so it can stream apple music right through your ios device.

 

[Passive_audio_enthusiast]

Thanks,

This I also had at the back of my mind too...not in the discrete way, you explained..but just that that my get spoiled due to long unused condition.
However right now amp & speakers are working ok..and I will be using them for sometime. Hope timbre gets further improved along with listening sessions/warm ups.

Cheers

If the caps are generated, no amount of warm up would improve the sound. However it is very possible for us to get used to the sound. Generally our ears are the ones that gets the burn in.