Do to a dearth of decent radio stations in Miami... no Classical, Jazz no longer broadcasting on FM, no Blues..... 2 Classic Rock stations loaded with commercials.... I decided to try a streamer. Went with the Cambridge CXN (V2) which delivers 97% or 98% of the sonics of my Sony XA5400 ES which was a Stereophile A+ rated component in 2014. Going to try it with a Banchmark DAC 3b which should be delivered later today.
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