Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer?

As @bbenzaquen6343 stated: 

"you need to get ride of Spotify and get Qobuz. They also have a 2 months free period. I guarantee you will hear the difference.

Once you hear it, you can unheard it."

Agreed wholeheartedly... and the costs are about the same. Just make sure to seek out and attentively listen to some of the hi res audio available. 

In the first trial month, I'd suggest doing some A/B testing against Spotify. Assuming you hear superior results via Qobuz, in the second month, I'd suggest getting a trial subscription to Roon, and (with their DSP set up best for your signal path & components), doing A/B testing between Qobuz hi res and Roon processing Qobuz hi res. 

Pardon the redundancy, but it's true, once you hear it, you can't unhear it.

Folks, appreciate the comments and knowledge.  But I want to be clear on the question I am asking.  I am not asking about software (Qobuz v Spotify).  No matter what app, the question is: is a streamer somehow better(quality of music)  at serving the same files as an iPad or PC....both connect to the Spotify (or Qobuz) server.   Does the hardware really make a difference in serving same files in the music streamer app cloud? 

No need for you.

My experience is that a dedicated streamer running into a good DAC will not improve the sound quality if streaming Spotify...but that it will improve the sound quality if using Tidal or Qobuz...quality of the streamer only matters if it’s being fed a high quality source...in your situation, I don't think a dedicated streamer will improve sound quality...

Ok, I’m gonna answer your question directly.  I started streaming with my iPad and it sounded fine but CDs sounded better by a good margin and I was disappointed.  The good folks here encouraged me to get a streamer, so I got an inexpensive iFi Zen Stream (with upgraded iPowerX power supply) and the difference was literally night and day.  Bottom line — the iPad is a crap streamer and you don’t know what you’re missing.  Further, my guess is once you have the better resolution with a streamer you’ll hear greater differences between services like Tidal/Qobuz and Spotify.  If you don’t like the selection on Qobuz maybe try Tidal.  In any event, don’t fool yourself into thinking the iPad is ok as a streamer because it absolutely is not and it’s greatly compromised.