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Music streamers

My question is About music streamers in general. My current setup is a Laptop connected to my integrated job amp through usb. I was wondering if I should replace my laptop with a dedicated streamer without a Dac cuz my int already had one. So purely speaking about the difference between a dedicated streamer and a laptop. Does a streamer have a tangible improvement than a laptop? Just on the audio quality is there a tangible improvement. If yes plz suggest me some good ones below 1000usd. I’m currently eyeing the lindenmann limetree bridge. Thank you 
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To the OP - The Limetree bridge you are considering I don’t think is USB. I’d consider the two Roon ready (in case one day you might try Roon) commercial Raspberry Pi based models -
1, Stack Audio Link II
2. Pro-ject Stream Box S2 Ultra
or
3. SOtM ultra 200

The Pro-ject has Volumio software integrated into it, which is a decent interface for streaming services. All are less than $1000 in Europe.
I compared these three to the Auralic Aries G1 (an expensive bridge) and could not detect any difference in sound quality.


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