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I am a vinyl diehard and know very little of the streaming world.

My son has just bought his 1st amp and speakers a Leak 230 integrated and some JBL 4312G speakers and is currently streaming his music using an Android phone via the USB C on his phone into the USB B input on the amp, using the built in DAC on the amp. So the question is would something like a Bluesound Node N130 as a straight streamer be an audible improvement to his phone?

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If you want to learn more about the unit and its capabilities and specs, go to Crutchfields website and do a search.Ā  The product is no longer available but all the specs are there.Ā  There's a good video that does a good job explaining its capabilities.

Some good older used DAC around on usaudiomart and tmr for littleĀ  < $400 for a next phase.

Wadia 121,Benchmark Dac1,TEAC 501, Moon D-DAC

@alan60

while your strategy yields sonic improvements, a very modest (in terms of cost) DAC upgrade would yield ā€œsignificantā€ sonic uptick. There are many choices.

We look at your entire audio chain and the DAC seems to be the weak link.

FYI- in the last ~10yrs+ digital audio has made significant sonic improvements especially in DACs

@alan60 All I will say now is thank god your son is into audio! We need more young people, assuming your son is young of course.

@jond my son is 33, but has always loved his music and good sound quality.

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