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Bluetooth receivers

I am considering a bluetooth receiver, either a Musical Fidelity V90-BLU or Audioengine B1. Any thoughts on these units? I am going to use it primarily for internet radio and Spotify free. At this point I do not have a stand alone DAC nor am I in the market for one. It is my understanding both of these units have a DAC in them which would need to be good enough for now. Maybe I will invest in a better DAC in the future.
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mahler123
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I have the Audioengine.  What would you like to know?
valinar OP
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I assume each of them has a dac. Streaming from the internet via bluetooth is a new thing to me. Both of the units referred to in my post are economically priced. My question is are there any sonic differences between the two? Or, at this price and with bluetooth technology, is that even a big concern?

mahler123
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I can't speak for the Musical Fidelity.  I had purchased the Audioengine on a lark, mainly so that I could play the occasional file from my phone or so that my kids could stream when they came over.  It resides in my main floor HT system.
   Last Spring I had bypass surgery and had to live downstairs for a couple of weeks post op.  My main source of music was streaming from my phone to the Audioengine during that time and it worked very well.  The mp 3 files sounded much better than I would have thought.
  I've since added Bluesound to my house so now I can stream my whole collection in better resolution than MP3 around the house.  The BT on the Bluesound sounds the same to me as the Audioengine, if that helps.
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