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PC+Dac or Streamer

As the CD sales is going down at my surrounding and no new albums on CD, planning to go streaming...Now the question is whether  quality of sound will be better on PC plus DAC or Streamer, I read in Linn's website that Streamer is better options but I see it is expensive, they are mentioning about convenience, controlling through phone or tablet, I am alright to walk to PC and select my paylist.
Would like to know if any gone through this road and selected which options, PC+Dac or Streamer
murgeshj

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david_ten
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@murgeshj  It's perfectly fine to 'stream' from your PC to your DAC. You will obtain much higher sound quality if you add some 'mini' components/peripherals between your PC and your DAC. There are many options and I suggest a site like computer audiophile to access a broader and deeper field of knowledge than offered on this forum.

Also, you don't need to "walk to [your] PC" to select / listen to your music. There are many control apps available.

Finally, barring a high level of expertise, which I am assuming you don't have at this time, a standalone network server / player / streamer is probably a 'better' and 'easier' solution for you.

All the best.
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