A streaming setup that competes with my CD and turntable set up?


I have just started to listen to music again. I am very happy with my current set up. I have a Cary Audio 303 cd player and a Well Tempered Classic turntable with a Bottlehead Eros for a phono preamp. I want to mainly stream with tidal and listen to music that is not in my current collection. My question is ... would a simple set up like an ipad or mac mini into a couple of hundred dollar dac get me close to the sound quality of my current sources? If not, what would it take on a budget to get close to the sound quality that I'm getting currently? Thanks in advance.

andyth

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what would it take on a budget to get close to the sound quality that I'm getting currently?


Define "close". Because it seems to me no amount of money is enough to get digital close to vinyl. But digital includes CD players, which you threw in there as if you consider your CD not only "close" but the same as your Well Tempered rig. Which I find highly unlikely. I mean, that its close. But that's me. Not you. So the question is, what exactly do you mean by "close"?

Alternatively, yeah sure you can get close. Close enough to recognize the song.