Best SQ Boost for Budget?...


I’m currently streaming non-subscription-based internet music and iTunes (CDs ripped as “48 something” AIFF from a Mac via an Apple AirPort Express over WiFi) into a PrimaLuna integrated amp and out to a pair of JBL L 65s.  Budget concerns won’t permit me to purchase a streamer and an outboard DAC simultaneously.  Would I get the most dramatic boost in sound quality by purchasing a DAC (looking at the Topping D90 or the Schiit Bifrost II) or via a BlueSound Node 2i?

Thanks in advance
lg1
Source would give you a nice boost... In your case it would be the DAC... Try to reach up for something like a Benchmark DAC3 or a Chord Qutest being pretty transparent, low noise floor and remarkable transients...  Crisp, clear and clean...
A stand alone DAC will give you the biggest SQ boost. The two that you mention are both reasonable choices. There are many others at a similar price point. 
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