I will say that almost everything makes a difference to the sound quality. A fine switch like the Melco S100mk2 or a fantastic switch like the Melco S1 should be considered for your audio chain. Then a streamer like a Lindemann Woodnote Solo or Melco N100 server/streamer with linear power supply are audible improvements over a Wiim or Bluesound device.The nice thing about buying an entry level streamer like the Wiim or Bluesound is that you can easily sell them on when you want to move up the food chain.
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