I'm currently upgrading some HiFi but never really looked into things like bit rates etc. and thought I'd best do so before making any decisions especially as music has so changed from the CD player.
Not exclusively but if streaming I use a mobile phone / tablet currently from Amazon Music (that could change to Spotify / Tidal) to an Echo plugged into the stereo .... I'm guessing though it's not playing the media on the phone / tablet but instead it's telling the Echo what to play which then takes the music directly from the internet?
The Dots though, can they cope with the HD Ultra or is it then playing a lesser quality version and if I put a DAC in between would it make any noticeable difference to the overall quality of sound?
I also have Chromecast Audios which I can cast to and have built in DAC's, would they be better quality / handle the higher res files than streaming through the Echo Dots.
In essence my query is will either option give better overall quality of sound and would a DAC make much difference to either of them ... if not then I'll probably consider a streaming amp but would like to exhaust the options I currently have available before considering that.
Not exclusively but if streaming I use a mobile phone / tablet currently from Amazon Music (that could change to Spotify / Tidal) to an Echo plugged into the stereo .... I'm guessing though it's not playing the media on the phone / tablet but instead it's telling the Echo what to play which then takes the music directly from the internet?
The Dots though, can they cope with the HD Ultra or is it then playing a lesser quality version and if I put a DAC in between would it make any noticeable difference to the overall quality of sound?
I also have Chromecast Audios which I can cast to and have built in DAC's, would they be better quality / handle the higher res files than streaming through the Echo Dots.
In essence my query is will either option give better overall quality of sound and would a DAC make much difference to either of them ... if not then I'll probably consider a streaming amp but would like to exhaust the options I currently have available before considering that.