Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer?

If you want it to sound good you do need a decent quality streamer fs a Mac,or windows computer and of quality with LPS power supplies 

and a DDC or Reclocker helps if you have a $1500 or under streamer.,

even helps your dac in many ways.

@audphile1 This is really awesome tech info and what I need to learn.  thank you.  I appreciate you taking the time for my specific question.   

@audioman58 Thank you also.  makes sense

@dunkin You ask do I need a dedicated streamer?

I answer, ‘No you do not.’

But I interpret those who have tried to counsel you on this matter, that, considering that you have a good DAC, amp, and speakers, if were to TRY a dedicated streamer (and perhaps some software delivering lossless audio), you would WANT a dedicated streamer. The sound is that much better. But far be it from me to tell you what to do. Be happy. Listen to the music. 

OP

you don’t really need a streamer.  As I mentioned up thread streamers are just networking computers that are optimized for playing audio files.  They also look like audio components and not like PCs.  They tend to dispese with the OS that PCs use and utilize OS optimized for music playback as opposed to say, trying to sell you stuff.

  If a PC, or tablet,sounds fine to you in your system, then you are done.

Whoever would say a pc is as good soniclyas a good

Or even decent streamer has never heard a decent audio system

And your ethernet cabled as well as usb and I2S  cables

Are equally important  if you want optimum 

Results i have compared many for digital

Tubulus Audio cables especially Digital cables.