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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Streamers can offer some improvement and people certainly like them but dropping several thousand for a streamer doesn't appear to get the results for the money. People have done these tests and comparisons at high level evaluations before.

Have a high end tube monoblock system and it is very sensitive to changes even one small tube can produce a far greater result than anticipated.

If you have a mac, any mac, it's Audirvana that makes a big difference. At least I can say from personal experience running it on mac laptops and minis, it's very impressive. 

Have been using version 3.5 but Audirvana is out with a relatively new version called Studio. I like version 3.5 so much, I've yet to try Studio. It's that good.