Amp for streaming

[PoD]

So I am looking to steam music from Spotify either through my phone or tablet.

Is there any AMP's or mixture of products that can do this cheaper than the Marantz PM6005?

 

[PoD]

Obviously with an AMP like that you'd need speakers etc - which you don't make clear if you have already.

If you do already have a AVR/Speaker setup then most low cost streaming devices let you play Spotify controlled via your phone.

I'm personally a fan of the Amazon Fire TV's, but the Roku range will work as well - possibly the chromecast but I don't have one personally.

Do you mean connecting my Amp to the TV then stream through the TV to the Amp?

Would I not see a significant quality loss?

Are there any other cheaper Amps that allow digital input?

 

[PoD]

Keep all your connections digital and quality loss isn't an issue.

Hell, you're talking about Spotify which is already madly compressed - not sure there's any "quality" to be lost

To be honest, at your budget everything is going to be much for muchness and will likely come down to your speakers. Which, at the price of a Marantz PM6005 looking to be around £280 mark you'll probably be looking at £150/£200 mark for a nice pair of speakers to match.

If you're wanting to go down the pure streaming audio route without doing the AVR option then I'd seriously consider a SONOS as the Play 5 will cost less overall and likely fit all your current needs while being totally extendable to the rest of your home.

The online rainforest has them for £342 and with Prime you'll get it tomorrow. Job done.

Thanks Roy, you are right I am looking at a starter set, I was thinking of the Q Acoustics 2020i's for speakers.

I won't just be streaming audio, I will be connecting my TV and other devices whilst using Spotify when I want to search for new music etc and I would rather get something I can build upon that doesn't break the bank than a single SONOS unit.

So would you suggest I connect though the TV and if so then what quality does the Chromecast support? else is anyone aware of any Amps or some other way I can connect a digital input to my Amp?