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Another streamer option

Is anyone using Rocketfish "Bluetooth Music Reciever"? It sells for $50 at Best buy, hooks up Bluetooth to my android phone,  has 3 options to go to reciever. In all my reading here I have never heard of this product mentioned.
I have Dynaudio Xeo3's witch are "active" speakers with internal amps an DAC's.

I went with the optilink option to run the Rocketfish to the signal box of the speakers. 
Do you get anything more out of the streamers I have been reading about? Or is this route good?
Anyone else running wireless, active speakers? I like the way my system sounds, is the $500-$1000 streaming systems provide better sound? Currently using my phone to listen to Tidal and Iheart.
Let's hear the thoughts on this cheap route.
ontheroad20
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tomcy6
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I don't know about in your system (I'm not knocking it, I just haven't heard any of those components)  but streamers do improve as price increases (not always and not in a direct 1:1 ratio).  I don't know if buying something like an Auralic Aries would improve your sound  but I'm pretty sure you're not going to get great sound out of a $50 Bluetooth streamer.
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kalali
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I don't have any experience with this particular device but streaming music from the phone using Bluetooth usually does not sound as good as streaming music using a streamer with a built in DAC. That said, my suggestion is to trust your ears. There's always something out there better than what you have....
ontheroad20 OP
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I'm wondering how would a streamer with a built in DAC  work with active speakers that have a built in DAC. Are they compatable?
In this digital forum I can't believe there aren't more people into active speakers, hence removing the need for amps, preamps and recievers.


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Regarding your first question, in that scenario the DAC in the speakers will basically override the streamer DAC and is used. Lot of folks including me use a (better) outboard DAC connected to the streamer - with a built in DAC, to get a better sound quality.

As for the second question , remember some folks approach music playback as a hobby and part of the hobby is the ability to tweak, upgrade, etc., and most all in one solutions don't provide that level of pleasure. Case and point is I heard the so called wireless KEF LS-50 speakers for the first time at a friend's house this past Friday night and I was extremely impressed. Probably the simplest system I had ever seen to operate and the sound quality surpassed many if not most of the separates I had heard.

ontheroad20 OP
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Thx for your response Kalali, is your friend streaming? Do the KEF's have a built in DAC? Whats the setup?
Thx
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