Please be gentle with me! 🙏
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?
while your strategy yields sonic improvements, a very modest (in terms of cost) DAC upgrade would yield “significant” 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. |
Synonnymous?: "Thank god your son has developed an addiction at an early age" |
