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Mac vs streamer.

Is the difference between a Mac and a streamer as one's original source noticeable/significant to ordinary ears listening to a mid-level system? I know there are supposed to be drawbacks to the Mac and I understand why they exist, but if one listened to both back to back...?
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calvinandhobbes
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+1. My suggestion if you want to try this out for yourself: Buy a used streamer. If you hear no difference, sell it for about what you paid for it. I've had good results from a fairly inexpensive Pro-ject Stream Box.
calvinandhobbes
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My Pro-ject Stream Box can be controlled via an Internet browser with any PC or Mac (laptop or desktop) on the same network as the streamer. This works as well as any iPhone or Android phone. (or iPad). I think many other streamers such as the Bluesound Node have a similar capability. Bluesound requires the Bluesound app for Windows or Mac to do the same thing.

I find that capability to be really useful as I am often controlling the streamer while doing work.
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