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I recently purchased the Moon 390 pre-amp with integrated streamer, as a pre-amp, excellent, as a streamer, terrible - I spoke to my hifi dealership and was given some options for the Linn Akurate DS/2 and Klimax DS3, both very expensive especially given the money I've already outlaid, a couple of questions to the audiophile experts: - What streamer will provide excellent clarity/resolution without breaking the bank (preferably <$3k) that would be a good pairing for this rig? - I've read that the Naim ND5 XS2 is very good, albeit far more money than I wanted to pay, anyone experienced with this who can give a verdict? - Anyone experienced with the Akurate/Klimax who can give some advice here - worth the $11k I am being quoted second hand? - At the moment I've got my laptop rigged up via USB and running Qobuz (moved from Tidal as MQA is garbgage), it sounds very good - any advice on running a PC vs a dedicated streamer? Will the PC match the quality that I would get e.g. through the Naim ND5 XS2? One other question, I've also spent a fortune on cables (Transparent Ultra speaker cable and interconnects - the interconnects alone were $3,000 + tax). Any verdict on how much difference the interconnect will make if I chose not to spend such a ridiculous amount on the Ultras and got the lower spec Transparents, or are they worth the money? Thanks.

Dear Simuadio users, here is a post that has been hidden in the "General Forum" section so far. It's about the app "MOON MiND Controller" by Simaudio for controlling the streamer/renderer MOON MiND 180. A device that's already a few years old, but still very good. BigBadger describes it exactly in his initial posting: The app crashes permanently after a few seconds. The music continues, but the contact via WiFi between Smartphone/Tablet and MOON breaks off. Obviously many people have this problem. Therefore the question here whether someone has a solution. Simaudio obviously doesn't have one. In happy phases the app runs absolutely trouble-free, but unfortunately this is very, very, very rare. So there should be a solution.😤 The problem is explicitly not the connection to the server (Synology 213j via LAN cable and POWER-LAN), but actually the connection between smartphone and MOON device. Who had the problem himself and found a solution: Let's get it over with. Thank you! Stefan

Like new DAC / Streamer. First owner from a pet and smoke free environment. Serious buyers only. Pickup welcome in Toronto. Shipping anywhere in North America for the asking price. Buyer pays paypal fees. The unit is in rare silver finish and comes with the MiND streaming board with the latest firmware updates. Please check out the link for more info. Many reviews are available online. Non serious and tire kickers will be politely ignored. Not looking for trades. Thanks for looking. Original box, papers, remote. $3400 USD