How to start ...?

[Teo]

...Hello! Again!

In fact I am not quite shure if this is the right section of the forum , but ,anyway :

I'm new to this internet audio streaming thing. I usually used my classic round things that spin and give hifi music , black or silver ones .

But I discovered that this music coming from the Deeezer on my humble android tablet can sound incredibly acceptable when I connect it to my amp/speakers with an shamelesly long cheap cable with RCA/jack ends!!!! And I discovered that there are servicces providing music in hi res. quality , wich seems promising .surfing and discovering new music for my old beaten ears can be delightful ,so I'd like to build a branch of my system on this streaming .So , I need advice on the best possibly price/sound quality ratio without much money . I know , the best start would be probably Pioneer N30 at least , but I'm afraid I'm on little money now.

I'd start with :

-that I own already (tablet or laptop )....+ a DAC ? I already noted that thru the laptop there are some short dropouts from time to time . On the other side , on the laptop I don't experience that hum that is audible when a song ends until another begins (wich I hear from the tablet). Seems that the sound quality is a bit better from the tablet ...

-a miniPC media player with 4.2 Android ? would this need also a DAC or it gives better sound than a tablet ?

-something else ?

 

[Overdose]

I'd start with :

-that I own already (tablet or laptop )....+ a DAC ? I already noted that thru the laptop there are some short dropouts from time to time . On the other side , on the laptop I don't experience that hum that is audible when a song ends until another begins (wich I hear from the tablet). Seems that the sound quality is a bit better from the tablet ...

-a miniPC media player with 4.2 Android ? would this need also a DAC or it gives better sound than a tablet ?

-something else ?

As you have discovered, great sound does not need to cost a lot.

Perhaps the cheapest/best option for you, is to take a close look at the Roku products.

The Roku 1 would be the one to choose. Controlled with the remote or via the app which is available for tablets, you have access to a whole range of streaming channels, including Spotify. In addition, you can stream locally stored media from your tablet.

The sound quality will be more than acceptable.