Files from a Harddrive to a DAC vs dedicated digital player?

I think hardware that is engineered and designed for the sole purpose of playing digital audio (music) is better than a multiple purpose device like a computer. I know there are many people who disagree with this thinking, and to each his own. I think many people use a computer and music software apps to achieve the same end goal. When I went to a dedicated audio streaming device my music sounded better and I had more options. That is one opinion....

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When you go with a computer you must get a good USB cable, maybe a good reclocker, separate DAC etc, etc. Not to mention your computer should be located by your stereo.
With a dedicated streamer like Aurender, Bluesound, NAD and others you can have the streaming and DAC working in one box. I have a Bluesound Node 2 and have an attached Benchmark DAC1, but quite honestly the internal DAC is very good. Playing
MQA albums on Tidal yields tremendous sound if it is a good recording to start with.
With this setup I can stream Spotify or Tidal. I can also access all my digital music (AIFF and FLAC) stored on a Western Digital MyCloud NAS and I can use my iphone or ipad as a controller. Therefore I don’t need my computer dedicated for this, I simply use the Bluesound app on my phone that talks to the Node 2.