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Streamer Apps...how important?

Thanks in advance for any help with this. 

Some manufacturers put a lot of effort into iOS & PC apps for their streamers (e.g. NAD, Marantz).  These apps incorporate a long menu of streaming services.    Besides "one stop shopping" are there any benefits vs. playing through the Tidal, Sirius, etc. app and then connecting via Bluetooth in my iPad's Settings app?

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jerrybj
869 posts
 

I have a Project Stream Box S2 Ultra.

To drive it I've bought a Lenovo Tab P11 tablet.

It can run via the Project app; are there others that are better?

mahler123
3,374 posts
 

I am not sure that I understand the question.  The App is there to help you find what you want to listen to.  The App itself won’t influence sound quality.  As others have mentioned, playing the music via Bluetooth will adversely impact sound quality.

mahughes
171 posts
 

Actually the implementation of the app can have considerable influence on the sound depending on how it interacts with the server/streamer as Innuos have demonstrated.

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