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.
It depends on the codec used, I guess. I don’t know enough about Bluetooth to know if there’s any conversion that would harm the Spotify stream quality, but it’s something you should check.
I would however recommend that you get a WiiM Mini instead, which is almost as cheap and works as a full-on streamer, with a toslink out that you can connect to the DAC