Unless I’m mistaken, you were using some form of Bluetooth to get music through that unit. So if I’m correct in that statement, then a standalone streamer, even this WIIM mini https://www.wiimhome.com/wiimmini/overview would be an improvement over what you’re listening to now.
there are other options out there like blue sound nodes, that would probably sound better But nothing in that price range will come close to the sound quality you can get when you step up into a Innuos https://innuos.com/pulse-mini/.
so I guess what I’m saying is get your toes wet, and then save enough nickels until you can do a dive in the deep end. No sense in wasting your time in the shallow end.
Do I need a stand alone streamer?
Pardon if this is a beginner’s question, but I just bought a nearly new Marantz SR8012 AVR on Audiogon. I am very impressed with the unit and I’ve been streaming Qobuz to it with good results. I was wondering if I could get even better results by adding a Bluesound Node to my setup. Will I get a noticeable improvement in sound by having a separate streamer?