Using pre-out on stereo network receiver vs dedicated streamer

[user 20430]

Hi all,

I have a stereo network receiver that I'm struggling to sell, and would like to use the pre-outs to my main amp - so that I can take advantage of the streaming capabilities but still make use of my primary amp. In the case that I'm looking at the pre-outs are the zone 2 outputs.

The stereo network receiver is the Onkyo tx-8270, which I realise is overkill just for the streaming capabilities. The main sources of streamed music are lossless files on a server (DLNA) and Spotify.

Would a dedicated streamer such as the Node 2i or similar be significantly better?

It would be great to understand if anyone has tested a similar scenario or any specific things I need to consider.

Thank you in advance.

Best regards

SM

 

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