Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio.


I am looking into exploring the computer audio format, I am a long time audio enthusiast. My Digital front end currently consists of a Oppo bd103 and a Bryston Bda 1 , I currently have the capability to stream my itunes library from my computer via bluetooth to my oppo player , but the sound quality is not up to my standards. Any suggestions on how to increase the sound quality would be great. Please consider that i am a newbie to this and a little confused with the formats of computer audio. Any solution would be appreciated thanks. I have been looking at the w4s remedy and or Blink or recovery. I am also considering just getting a wadia 171 ipod transport and just using my ipod. confused and not sure which route to take for best sound qaulity.

128x128whinoman
No, the Byrston's input is not asynch, but the Oppo 105 (not 103 :( ) is. You could go USB to Oppo 105 to SPDIF
The W4S micro Link ( uLink ) however is asynch, and USB 2.0 audio compliant. You can put that between a PC and the Bryston to get much better USB output. 

I think Byrston eventually released a middle piece too, the Player.  Overpriced IMHO .

Best,

Erik
mensch - The BDA-1 usb is not as much of an issue as you might since the unit upsamples everything using it own timing chip.  I suggested trying usb as a start and then also considering a usb to S/PDIF converter. My point was to try that first, rather than follow the multiple suggesting to complete change the system. Small steps when getting starting is often a good course of action.
ghosthouse - I am not a Apple guy, but I believe Chrome is the only browser supported for CD quality, according to their website.

" Currently lossless streaming with our Web player is supported in Chrome only "

https://support.tidal.com/hc/en-us/articles/202162111-System-Requirements-for-HiFi-using-the-Web-Player-

I do not know the status of the stand-alone applications on either Windows and IOS.

I use Bubble UPnP on an Android tablet sent to a DLNA renderer on my Windows PC.