Koebi_p t1_je8ix47 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:38 AM

You can get a FIIO R7, and connect it to the same switch as your NAS.

dioverme OP t1_je8lwn5 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:10 AM

I kinda discarded that has a lot of those IO would be paid for but not used. A bit too pricey

Koebi_p t1_je8ty21 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:50 AM

R7 is one of the cheaper options out there.

To connect to your NAS, you will need Ethernet. The Argon audio you listed, does not have ethernet, so it will not be able to connect with your NAS. Other cheaper options like ifi or topping M50 also does not have ethernet.

Network streamers with Ethernet aren't cheap. The most popular option is Blue node, which is $549 by itself. ~~That does not include DAC or AMP.~~

Edit: Blue node does have headphones output, but R7 is more versatile in terms of headphones out.

Depends on your priorites.

dioverme OP t1_jeadu2v wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Just add a look and the mini TRS in the front of the Node is an input. Can see it by the fact it has any kind of level control. My biggest doubt on the R7 would be how the HP amp stands against K7. The price gap is circa 500€, which is kinda crazy. At that point I could just power UP the computer and using foobar+K7 as usb dac/hp amp combo

frazum t1_jeblhmu wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:43 PM

If you have a spare phone or tablet, you can hook it up to K7 and stream your audio that way. For example in android I am using YAACC and UAPP app to stream from moodeaudio (audio streamer and player running MPD) to my phone.

Basically, after you install media server plugin on synology nas, it will show up on the apps I mentioned as UPnP/DLNA server. With the phone/tablet connected to K7 you can serve your audio files to it. Try this with your phone without having to buy K7 first. With an app like UAPP, you can access your NAS via ftp, sanba, or webdav interface and serve your files that way too.

Koebi_p t1_jecftfe wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:13 AM

The second part is true, the price gap is crazy for basically an extra streamer, but sadly Ethernet streamers are almost always on the pricy side. And technically you are paying for a small computer for it.

You could, like the other commenter said, use a spare phone and use a cheaper wireless streamer.