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Wow, like I posted, a plethora of info, but thanks for all the replys.Heres my mix of answers, comments, questions to the replys.Yes, I know DAC is any means of digital to analog. My analog rig sounds pretty good. Musichall 9.1 tt, Nagaoka cart, Carver pre amp & 200 w/ch amp, Magnepan 1.7i speakers, Rythmik 400w sub.I checked Cheap Audio Guy? Tier rating vid on DACs. Very nice breakdown.I have Pandora, itunes, Amazon apps. How is that different from the aforementioned streaming music apps? I dont want to pay $15, $20 + per month.If I have to use another app to buy music, I dont know how much memory wife's ipad has. Would it be stored in cloud? Sorry, Im not not totally up computer knowledge.Is there a big difference in quality between 24bit/196k hz and MGA or DSD? And would a DAC in my price range be underwhelming for such Hi Rez files? Thanks.
I've tried all the streaming services and Qobuz has the best sound, IMO. I'd use that if I were you, over the other options. It's cheap and it has a massive library. You also get better sound with an external streamer that will plug in to your DAC. IMO, having an 'all in one' device with streaming and DAC together (like the Bluesound) does not get you the best sound. I also 2nd the recommendation to setup a dedicated server using Roon. It's got the best interface and sound quality, it will let you stream your local files from your hard drives, as well as stream Qobuz.
Im sure our Amazon app is standard compressed. My wife uses it with her bluetooth JBL speakers by the pool which is fine there, but my stereo rig in our dedicated music room is for quality recordings.