Hello gang, I just picked up a Synology NAS for streaming audio around the home.

Now it's time to replace my ancient Slimbox in the living room with something else. Here are my requirements:

- all flac
- no need for DAC, since i'll use optical out to the Sunfire Amp
- quality/solid build
- (nice to have) visual for album cover. This is not critial since i'll be using DS Audio on tablet for most music browsing/selection.
- internet radio

My question for the group is:

1) what hardware do you recommend? I'm looking at the Pioneer N-50, or the Cambridge Audio Stream Magic V2,
but these seem overkill w/ their fancy DACs.

2) has anyone setup something besides a HTPC to stream TIDAL, (the uncompressed Spotify)?

Everything i'm finding in the 'network player' category includes a DAC, and most include amplifier! I dont want either of these things (and dont want to pay for them). Any help appreciated thanks in advance!

best,
jsunandamx