Ah the old computer phrase “ It’s only X’s and O’s. The power supply makes a difference, the clock makes a huge difference, and there’s noise rejection. Even cables make a difference. I have a nice resolving Mid Fi setup and I can tell a huge difference. Being hardwired Vs Wi Fi makes a difference too. You can gain a little here and a little there , and it adds up to a big difference. If you get a streamer with a wall wart, a LPS is another improvement. I went from a laptop to a Project Stream Box Ultra II to an Innuos Pulse Mini with a LPS and I’m at the LOW end of streamer category. Happy Hunting , Mike B.
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