Music Streamers Reviews & News - ecoustics.com https://www.ecoustics.com/home-audio/digital-music-system/ everything hi-fi Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:17:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Schiit Audio Is Finally Building a Music Streamer With Forkbeard and a 10 Year Software Promise https://www.ecoustics.com/news/schiit-audio-streamer-forkbeard/ https://www.ecoustics.com/news/schiit-audio-streamer-forkbeard/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:16:56 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/schiit-audio-streamer-forkbeard/
Schiit Audio is finally building a music streamer with Forkbeard and 10 years of software support. Hell hasn't frozen over, but CanJam Dallas might get chilly.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/news/schiit-audio-streamer-forkbeard/feed/ 7 Spotify Wants Proof You Live Together: Family Plan QR Checks Come With a 12-Month Penalty https://www.ecoustics.com/news/spotify-family-plan-qr-code-verification-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/news/spotify-family-plan-qr-code-verification-2026/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:41:10 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/spotify-family-plan-qr-code-verification-2026/
Spotify is enforcing Family plan rules with QR code checks. Here's what the 7-day deadline and 12-month restriction mean for subscribers.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/news/spotify-family-plan-qr-code-verification-2026/feed/ 0 Apple Music Finally Arrives on Bluesound and BluOS: Your iPhone Can Stop Being the Middleman https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-music-bluos/ https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-music-bluos/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:48:52 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-music-bluos/
Apple Music finally comes to Bluesound and BluOS with native streaming and multiroom playback. But what about lossless and hi-res audio?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/news/apple-music-bluos/feed/ 2 LUMIN S2 Network Player Adds Trickle-Down Technology and Something New: Digital Inputs https://www.ecoustics.com/products/lumin-s2-network-player/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/lumin-s2-network-player/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:27:59 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/lumin-s2-network-player/
LUMIN's S2 includes DAC technology from its X1 Network Music Player and new digital inputs, but there's no HDMI or wireless connectivity.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/lumin-s2-network-player/feed/ 1 Silent Angel’s Rhein ZX Takes Roon Server Obsession to Its Logical Extreme https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-rhein-zx/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-rhein-zx/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:29:06 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-rhein-zx/
$9,499 for the ultimate Roon music server includes OCXO clocking, DSD512 and up to 8TB storage because apparently ordinary music servers were getting complacent.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-rhein-zx/feed/ 0 Silent Angel H1 Pure Music Hub Wants to Be More Than Just a Streamer https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-h1-pure-music-hub/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-h1-pure-music-hub/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:58:59 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-h1-pure-music-hub/
Silent Angel’s $849 H1 combines dual ESS DACs, streaming, local storage, high-res playback, and VitOS in one compact digital hub. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-h1-pure-music-hub/feed/ 1 Matrix Audio Joins Fidelity Imports UK as Its Second Hi-Fi Brand https://www.ecoustics.com/news/matrix-audio-fidelity-imports-uk/ https://www.ecoustics.com/news/matrix-audio-fidelity-imports-uk/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:59:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/matrix-audio-fidelity-imports-uk/
Why has Fidelity Imports UK selected Matrix Audio as its second brand, and what does the digital audio specialist add to its UK launch?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/news/matrix-audio-fidelity-imports-uk/feed/ 0 NAD Adds Dirac Live Room Correction to CI SA2-120 and CI S2 Custom Install Products https://www.ecoustics.com/products/nad-ci-dirac-live/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/nad-ci-dirac-live/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:44:43 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/nad-ci-dirac-live/
NAD expands Dirac Live Room Correction to its CI SA2-120 and CI S2, adding automated acoustic optimization to its BluOS custom install lineup. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/nad-ci-dirac-live/feed/ 0 IDEON Nous Streamer/DAC/Preamp Lands in North America With a $35,000 Price Tag https://www.ecoustics.com/products/ideon-nous-streamer/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/ideon-nous-streamer/#respond Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:16:53 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/ideon-nous-streamer/
Can IDEON justify $35,000 for the Nous streamer/DAC/preamp when so many capable digital front ends cost far less?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/ideon-nous-streamer/feed/ 0 WiiM for Custom Installations? Check out the CI MOD S Streamer and A80 Streaming Amplifier https://www.ecoustics.com/products/wiim-audio-ci-streamers/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/wiim-audio-ci-streamers/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:55:25 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/wiim-audio-ci-streamers/
Whole-home budget priced music streaming solutions are coming from WiiM this fall. Should Sonos be worried?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/wiim-audio-ci-streamers/feed/ 0