I have a DAC (Schitt Bifrost) that I like. If I buy a basic Bluetooth receiver, like the Emotiva BTR-1, with digital output and run it through the DAC, is there any reason to consider an all-in-one streamer, like the Bluesound Node, for example? Do they have benefits over a simple BT receiver and DAC? I mostly listen to Spotify when streaming.

  • Apple_remote@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There are many reasons to want an all-in-one streamer, and many benefits to having one.

    The question is, do any of those benefits or reasons apply to you?

    If all you want is to listen to music over bluetooth, then you probably want the cheapest and best solution to do that. That doesn’t generally involve an “audiophile” piece of equipment, even though what you get will probably sound just as good as any of those.