Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Dedicated music streamers help take your sound beyond Bluetooth. They use your home network to stream CD-quality and high-res files, and then connect to your favorite amp and speakers. Some can link together to form a music system in multiple rooms or zones. In this video, our streaming expert shows you his favorite component streamers for 2025.

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Here are the streamers we've highlighted in this video:

Best value: Bluesound NODE NANO: crutchfield.com/i-rYTVc34N/p_813NODENNO/Bluesound-NODE-NANO.html

Best CD player/streamer: Marantz SACD 30n: crutchfield.com/i-rYTVc34N/p_642SCD30NB/Marantz-SACD-30n-Black.html

Best audiophile streamer: Cambridge Audio CXN100: crutchfield.com/i-rYTVc34N/p_779CXN100/Cambridge-Audio-CXN100.html

Best high-res multi-room streamer: Bluesound NODE ICON: crutchfield.com/i-rYTVc34N/p_813NODEICN/Bluesound-NODE-ICON.html

Best for Sonos users: Sonos Port: crutchfield.com/i-rYTVc34N/p_616PORT1BK/Sonos-Port.html

Best user interface: HiFi Rose RS151: crutchfield.com/i-rYTVc34N/p_358RS151B/HiFi-Rose-RS151-Black.html

VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 What are component music streamers?
0:20 What is a DAC?
1:39 Other internal circuitry that affects sound
1:56 Streaming compatibility
2:23 Multi-room streaming and apps
3:05 There's always Bluetooth
3:25 Physical connections
4:20 Manual controls and display
4:45 Best value: Bluesound NODE NANO
5:32 Best CD player/streamer: Marantz SACD 30n
6:38 Best audiophile streamer: Cambridge Audio CXN100
7:50 Best high-res multi-room streamer: Bluesound NODE ICON
8:56 Best for Sonos users: Sonos Port
9:48 Best user interface: HiFi Rose RS151
11:47 Contact us

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