Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer?

We all use streaming for many different purposes. For me it's exploring new music. For many playlists are crucial. Some use for primary listening, others more as background. This all affects what streaming device is best for us. CD's are 1411 kbps, Spotify's top level is 320 kbps, so they eliminate more that 3/4 of the bits...The WiiM Pro Plus is an amazing device for it's price. Try one and see what you think...

With the poor sound quality of Spotify, it probably doesn't matter what equipment you use...

My experience is that a dedicated streamer running into a good DAC will not improve the sound quality if streaming Spotify...but that it will improve the sound quality if using Tidal or Qobuz...quality of the streamer only matters if it’s being fed a high quality source...in your situation, I don't think a dedicated streamer will improve sound quality...