New streaming system advice please...

Posted by: NIC NAP on 12 January 2016

First, current system. A Cocktail Audio X30 plus Naim CD5X with Wharfedale 230 speakers. Now, here is where things get complicated. Bought a new Muso and have loved it , then one evening listened to my main hi Fi system again and it sounded flat and undynamic. So the the X30 has to go, then I was thinking that I have not purchased an audio CD for over one year...so maybe sell the CD player as well and buy a new streaming system !.Here's my two options, secondhand HDX fed into a Nait 5i, gives me CD playback/recording plus internet radio. Or maybe a new Unitiqute 2 with a secondhand/new Unitiserve ?. Please give me your thoughts...

Posted on: 13 January 2016 by JulianL

If you are a mac user there is an app called "radio" that does what you need,

Posted on: 13 January 2016 by NIC NAP

Thanks for the heads up, yes , there seems to be software that might do the trick. Thanks.

Posted on: 13 January 2016 by ChrisSU

I use the TuneIn Radio iOS app to record iRadio. I can then use Airplay to stream it via an Airport Express to my Superuniti. Very simple.

Another alternative might be to get a Mac Mini or similar dedicated music computer and play it into a DAC. This is a popular alternative to a Naim streamer, and would allow you to use a computer based iRadio recorder as discussed above.