Many years ago, I started streaming Tidal with a dedicated laptop. Besides the laptop itself being tricked out, it also had Fidelizer Pro software*, a USBe Perfect, a dedicated LPS - with a custom DIY umbilical cord, a dedicated power conditioner, a dedicated DDC - all with quality power cords.
@sns spent years sharing his knowledge & experience of improving his streaming quality with posts on Audiogon. I listened to his advice. Bought a pre-owned streamer to try out. Within 5 minutes of listening, I put the laptop in storage. Haven’t looked back. Now my streaming SQ has surpassed my CD transport/DAC combo. I discovered that using the DDC with the streamer - improved the SQ even more.
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* Fidelizer software turns off PC functions not needed for audio. Besides the Pro version, they have an introductory version that can be downloaded for free.