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Point of higher priced streamer?

Hello,
Assuming I have separate DAC, and I just want to play songs from iPad by Airplay feature.
In this case, I need a streamer to receive music from my iPad -> DAC.

What’s the point of high price streamer? I’m bit surprised that some streamers are very high priced.
From my understanding, there should be no sound quality difference.
(Streaming reliability and build quality, I can see it but I do not see advantages in terms of sound quality.)

Am I missing something? If so, please share some wisdom.
sangbro

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mwinkc
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When you use a Node 2i, it does the streaming.
You have a Bluesound app for managing your music and what you play over wifi, but you aren't streaming from your handheld device, so you don't degrade the sound with Bluetooth or Airplay. 
My Node 2i is connected to my 1 Gb fiber internet connection.
I'm sure the Node 2i doesn't compare to streamers costing 10-15 times as much, but for the money, it provides excellent SQ.
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