Streaming Spotify


Currently I have a basic system consisting of pre-amp, ss-amp, Dynalab tuner. cd player and (2)speakers . Currently, I subscribe to a music streaming service mostly for running and workouts. Basic question: If I stream into the home system via my cell phone, am I missing out on better audio by not having a DAC connected to the cell? Would I bypass the pre-amp?  Does the pre-amp have a DAC circuit built in?

Thanks

jmedici

Showing 1 response by spatialking

Too answer your question in a very general sense - 

Phone DAC - if you can, definitely move to a high end DAC over the one in your phone.    Keep in mind it mpeg music is what the phone designers figured would be the most common format.

Bypass Preamp - if you don't need the controls and the external DAC has a volume control option, then you can easily bypass it.

Preamp DAC - some do, some don't.   Check your owners manual to be sure.