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Which is the best upgrade for the money for steaming from lap to through amp?

I am looking to upgrade my system with either a line conditioner or USB/Digital cable.  Am budgeted to spend about $500.

I am current running a mac pro to a McIntosh MHA-100 Amplifier and headphones out from amp.  

So where will I get the greatest benefit in transferring the sound quality to my Headphone?  Form the Line conditioner to the lap top and amp or from the upgraded cable from laptop to Amp?
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thyname
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Generally yes, but it is all dependent on the rest of your system of course. 

The streamers I mentioned don't have any storage. They are just that, streamers. Not servers, no storage.
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thyname
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Sorry I am not familiar with that Mac. I highly doubt it though
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thyname
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Best upgrade for streaming? Ditch the laptop as a streamer. It's not made for that.

There are plenty of purpose built streamers out there, even much cheaper than a laptop. They also free your laptop for other usage, and look better. Some examples in budget: microRendu, SOtM sMS-200. Bluesound Node 2, and Cambridge CXn
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