In the past I would have said no difference, but after trying an N150 upgrade from a bluesound node 2, I realized there is a difference. Not every room/person/system will reveal the difference, or even prefer the more expensive streamer. I suggest you try the upgrade to hear for yourself and then decide based on your budget and any audio improvement.
Sound quality differences in streamers
Can there be sonic differences between moderate and high priced streamers when used for streaming only. I will not use or engage an onboard DAC or any other feature, just stream from Tidal or Amazon to DAC. If the unit is just transferring zeros and ones to a DAC can there be differences in say a $300 WiiM and a $3000 dSC streamer? Thanks