The dac100% for a streamer is just bringing the signal in
the Dac or sourse most important part of the audio chain .
the higher quality the better ,this is the end point where the signal goes down stream to all other components before reaching the Loudspeakers .
once a signal is sent good or bad it cannot be improved upon later this is why
is is crucial for the fidelity of your audio system. The streamer is important also
but it does-not do the final Digital to Analog conversion .