Does It Even Matter?

Digital reproduction varies a LOT, depending on the gear, but mostly on whether you are streaming lossy or lossless. Bluetooth in particular can be really terrible (SBC basic BT), not bad (aptX), or quite good (aptX HD and LDAC0 -- though I’ve not heard aptX HD yet myself. In short, the codecs make a huge difference.

With the possible exception of aptX HD, Bluetooth does not equal the quality of streaming through WiFi or Ethernet. With the right equipment and source material, that can be as good as or better than an LP or CD played through a hard-wired connection.

Thanks for the input.

It is NOT all 1’s and 0’s like some people say. The difference in digital front ends such as streamers can vary as much as a changing a cartridge on a turntable.  If you want good sound I would avoid bluetooth connections.

My streamer/dac is the only source in my main setup - as others have mentioned, there are HUGE qualitative differences between cheap and expensive digital gear, just like there is with amps, turntables, speakers etc.

For an easy, high-quality solution, get a Bluesound Node 2i for $400 from Crutchfield and listen for yourself, return it if you can't hear the improvement!

I don’t think you’ll get it for $400
They want $549 plus tax like everyone else.
There is better sound around for less.