Music server vs. external hard drive to DAC


First posting here but 20+ years on AGon and the like. I’ve been told using a music service into a server into a DAC has a higher SQ than an external hard drive into same DAC? And there’s no need to spend big dollars on a server/DAC if a DAC is already in the chain. DAC is RME into variety of First Watt amps, QS tubes or Benchmark monos. Thanks

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We use an old MacBook Pro into a MHDT DAC.  It seems to work fine and the sound with hi res files sound as good as the same out of the CDP