Which is the best upgrade for the money for steaming from lap to through amp?

Generally yes, but it is all dependent on the rest of your system of course. 

The streamers I mentioned don't have any storage. They are just that, streamers. Not servers, no storage.

Thanks!  I'll check out those streamers.   i also have a DVD player from McIntosh, 901.  Do you know off hand if i can use it as a streamer? I looked at the owner manual, it says there is an ethernet option.

Sorry I am not familiar with that Mac. I highly doubt it though

I received the USB cable and rigged it today. I must confess that i was pleasantly surprised with the sonic improvement.  I can't talk all that audiophile lango, but i assuredly heard recordings in a different way.. the nuances of drums rolls, horn flutters, gasps of breath even.  Pretty remarkable.   My conclusion is that purchasing a $350 digital cable for a $5,000 headphone amplifier is justifiable.   Makes me wonder if spending the extra $300 for the next level cable would have been worth it?  And here i go down the rabbit hole :)   If you are curious, I'm pairing Foster MK II (closed) headphones with a MHA 100 Headphone amp and a MVP 901 DVD.  I have a pair of Soliloquy book shelves running to the 50W headphone amp but they get little usage.  Happy to be streaming-along better now.  Thanks for all the tips.

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