In my experience yes a quality streamer makes a difference you can hear. I upgraded from a Bluesound Node N130 to an Innuos Zen MK3 and it made a difference I could hear immediately.
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