NAS Streaming Options (1 Viewer)

[Al.Anderson]

I'm going to set up a new system in my living room for just music. 90% of my use case will be playing ripped CDs from my NAS; the other 10% would be internet radio. I was looking to go with a single box solution so as to not complicate things for my wife; but options there are limited, especially when you throw in my price range which is $1500. The speakers will be 4 ohm (Axiom M80s). Room size is 2500 cf directly or 5000 cf with directly attached rooms.

So I was first leaning toward the Yamaha R-N803, but the guys on the Axiom site thought that while that would work, it might be power limited.

R-N803 - Specs - Yamaha USA

The elegant design of the R-N803 is equally matched with powerful brainy internals – a full suite of modern technological and connectivity features make the receiver even more captivating and result in a receiver worthy to take home to your Wi-Fi® and Hi-Fi.

usa.yamaha.com

So now I'm thinking of an amp with the WXC-50 streamer.

WXC-50 - Overview - Yamaha USA

Connect your existing home theater AV receiver or Hi-Fi system to this compact preamp, then use your Wi-Fi® network to access all of your music from a simple app. Add other MusicCast speakers, sound bars or receivers for wireless multiroom audio playback. In addition to Wi-Fi, this preamp also...

usa.yamaha.com

ADA1000 Amplifier

250 watts RMS per channel for rooms under 2,500 cubic feet.

www.axiomaudio.com

Any thoughts or alternate suggestions? Thanks!