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Bluetooth streaming

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Im streaming Spotify from my iPad to a rocketfish Bluetooth receiver,into a moon 100 d dac,into my preamp.Some music sounds pretty good while other songs just sound bad?I guess my question is ,would a better dac make a difference?Is it possible to clean up this source somewhat,or is this just a bad way to stream music?Thanks in advance!
corvette01
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shadorne
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Be warned that Bluetooth is lossy and compressed.
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oddiofyl
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I stream Spotify from my Android tablet through a yamaha blutooth Rx via coax to my NAD M 51 dac and it sounds pretty good but no where near CD......it's good for casual listening and I can control play via my tab so it's convenient 
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milpai
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@shadorne,
Completely agree with you on bluetooth being lossy and compressed. But you shoud try that with a good Bluetooth DAC and tablet that are both aptX compliant. You will be surprised.
corvette01 OP
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Milpai,
I never heard about the auris,but will check it out!Im addicted to steaming music because it's just so easy!Getting the best sound possible from it is what I'm wanting.Im sure that 40$ RF box is the weak link?
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milpai
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corvette01,
If you love streaming, you owe it to yourself to get the Auris. It has changed "what" I listen to, since it has opened a lot of avenues for me. I used to have a Logitech Bluetooth receiver, which got the job done. But the move to Auris was ear-opening. I have been enthusiastically recommending this $169 DAC, but no one seems to care because Bluetooth is compressed and lossy. Try it out and lst us know what you think.
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