A dedicated streamer that names its converter — bought to add streaming to an amplifier that will outlive it. Key figures: Network player · Wolfson DAC stated · Spotify Connect · aluminum front. It is a European model with no Amazon.com offer on October 25, 2026. Our score: 7.8/10, specification-checked.
Why a separate streamer is a sensible architecture
The streaming section is the part of any modern system that ages fastest. Services change their licensing, apps are withdrawn, protocols are added. An amplifier does none of that. Keeping the two in separate boxes means the fast-aging half can be replaced for a fraction of the system’s cost.
The disclosure worth noting
A Wolfson DAC, named. That means the conversion stage has a published specification from its own manufacturer. Almost no listing in this catalog names the part it is built around, and where one does, the claim becomes checkable.
What is not stated
The maximum sample rate, and whether DSD is handled. On a digital source those are the specification, and their absence means this player cannot be compared on the numbers that matter to it.
The streaming support
Spotify Connect is named. Which other services run is a licensing question, and it is worth checking the ones you subscribe to on the maker’s own page rather than on the listing.
What to connect it to
Its own analog output into an amplifier input, if you trust the Wolfson stage; or a digital output into an amplifier with a better DAC. Having both options is what a separate streamer gives you.
Buying it in the United States
Not sold on Amazon.com when we checked on October 25, 2026. This is a model of the European catalog: we hold Amazon references for it in Europe only, so the button can only run a search on Amazon.com. Read it as a description of the design, and buy from the list below.
On this shelf, with an Amazon.com offer on October 25, 2026:
Names its DAC manufacturer, which means the conversion stage can be looked up rather than taken on trust
A dedicated streamer rather than an all-in-one, so it can join a system that already has an amplifier
An aluminum front, which on a component that sits in view is not nothing
Compromises
The maximum sample rate is not stated, and on a digital source that is the specification
Streaming service support is a licensing question that changes with firmware
A separate box needs a shelf, a power outlet and an interconnect
Specifications
Type
Network player — stated
DAC
Wolfson — stated by name
Streaming
Spotify Connect and other services — stated
Build
Aluminum front panel — stated
Maximum sample rate
Not stated in this listing
Amazon reference
B09SM1SX87
EAN
4018843955087
What gets asked most
Why does naming the DAC matter?
Because it is the part that turns a stream into an analog signal, and its manufacturer publishes its own specification. A named part can be researched; an unnamed one is a claim. Very few listings at any price name theirs.
Separate streamer or all-in-one?
A separate streamer is the part of a system that ages fastest, because streaming support is a licensing agreement rather than hardware. Keeping it separate means it can be replaced in five years without replacing the amplifier — which is the argument for this box over an all-in-one.
Our score
7.8/ 10
A dedicated streamer that names its converter — bought to add streaming to an amplifier that will outlive it.
Who should pick this one, among network audio players
An existing amplifier that has no network input, where the streamer should be replaceable independently.
Sources
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Wireless audio streaming player in aluminum black playing digital music files including WAV, AAC, WMA and MP3 through a dedicated USB Type A connection, with a dedicated power supply and an adjustable display with a graphical interface, published with bullets describing an optical system, CD playback and a loading tray
A wireless streaming player playing WAV, AAC, WMA and MP3 over USB, in an aluminum chassis.
Best for: A buyer matching an Audiolab 7000-series amplifier who has confirmed the streaming services elsewhere — this listing names none
Internet radio with built-in apps including iHeartRadio, NPR, SiriusXM, Amazon Music, Spotify Connect and Pandora across over 100,000 internet, AM, FM and HD stations, Chromecast and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth playback with UPnP media server and USB support, multi-room grouping with Chromecast devices and Google Assistant control from other devices with no microphone of its own, up to seven escalating volume alarms, a five band equalizer and thirty backlight settings, in a walnut finish
An internet radio with seven escalating alarms, Chromecast, a five band equalizer and no microphone.
Best for: A bedside table — the alarm and backlight handling is the best on this shelf
