Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer?

Thank you @oldrooney @emergingsoul @audioman58 @mahler123 

Ok, but how does quality of music increase?   Are we not streaming the same files...from my iPad as I would with a streamer?

Thank you for folks with interest and helpful advice

not:  @fuzztone Why you have to be so nasty?  You have no idea what my room is like and my set up.  please go away....You are part of the problem.  ignoring you from now on.... 

anyway...

@jl35 (and others).  I tried Quboz...you know, sound quality is good. But playlist and other aspects of music choice/varfiety/playlists are also important to me.   I did not want to do Spotify but frankly it works and works well. It overcomes l the 5% or so quality loss.   

@audphile1 (and others) I have a Chord Quest and a good McIntosh system in this room with Totem speakers

I'm not a tech guy, but the files served from Spotify (or Qubox or Tidal) on my iPad seems to show same bit rate and depth. (44/16 etc ) on my DAC.    So is a separate streamer just for really really good systems that can hear that final 1-3% of sublime music?  (I may not be that audiophile)

Folks, appreciate the comments and knowledge.  But I want to be clear on the question I am asking.  I am not asking about software (Qobuz v Spotify).  No matter what app, the question is: is a streamer somehow better(quality of music)  at serving the same files as an iPad or PC....both connect to the Spotify (or Qobuz) server.   Does the hardware really make a difference in serving same files in the music streamer app cloud? 

Thank you @jl35 and  ​​​​​@soix .  Very clear and appreciated.  

Thank you @soix. I will try that ad it makes sense.  Thank you.

Actually @audphile1 While I was getting some kind answers, but I was getting a lot of advice about changing from Spotify to something else,  and having freedom to move around my room choosing music.  I was not asking those questions.   

I am interested in understanding the why using a dedicated streamer over using a PC or iPad is better…(not why Qobuz is better than Spotify…)

Some kind folks have answered about their experience using a streamer, and that music sounds much better this way.  I believe them and appreciate their time to answer my question.  Full stop: Thank you!!

I still do not understand *why* a dedicated streamer is better than a computer, technically.   Seems to me, they are "running" the same file.  ( I am not a tech-person). why is "serving that file from a streamer better than from my PC?  Same files, same USB cable....

And yes,  I have a DAC because I did not like the sound of the built-in DAC in my Amplifier.  But the DAC is hardware. I know that a dedicated-engineered DAC is better than whatever DAC chip is slapped into my Apple product.  

But to me, the streamer is serving or "playing" a file to my DAC…just like the iPad would be sending that file into the same dedicated DAC.   Why should the streamer be better?

Again, I appreciate the answers and the advice.   Thank you 

@audphile1 This is really awesome tech info and what I need to learn.  thank you.  I appreciate you taking the time for my specific question.   

@audioman58 Thank you also.  makes sense

@kevn Perfect.   thank you