Confession time first, I am one of those wierd individuals who really does not like listening to the same music over and over again. Hearing the same thing played in exactly the same way every time is so irritating that I rarely listen to purchased recordings more than a handful of times.
So for me, Spotify is a real delight, new (to me) music for the asking, wonderful.
Currently I stream Spotify premium from an iPad to an AEX to a small pair of Seiwin active speakers and I want something better. In many ways a pair of latest spec ADM9's are the obvious answer, improves everything from the dac onwards and with a remote control analogue volume they allow me to set the iPad / AEX to output a bit perfect data stream.
Before I head off down that route, I am wondering if there is a different way to approach this, a higher performance media player and / or a separate dac for example, opens up a much wider choice of speakers and, quite important to me, makes the addition of a headphone amplifier much easier.
I want to keep the cost to around £1500, (ie ADM's and stands) though I am prepared to take this in stages if a slightly higher expenditure is needed but that said, I am going to be using Spotify for the vast bulk of my listening and do not wish to over stretch the source.
So for me, Spotify is a real delight, new (to me) music for the asking, wonderful.
Currently I stream Spotify premium from an iPad to an AEX to a small pair of Seiwin active speakers and I want something better. In many ways a pair of latest spec ADM9's are the obvious answer, improves everything from the dac onwards and with a remote control analogue volume they allow me to set the iPad / AEX to output a bit perfect data stream.
Before I head off down that route, I am wondering if there is a different way to approach this, a higher performance media player and / or a separate dac for example, opens up a much wider choice of speakers and, quite important to me, makes the addition of a headphone amplifier much easier.
I want to keep the cost to around £1500, (ie ADM's and stands) though I am prepared to take this in stages if a slightly higher expenditure is needed but that said, I am going to be using Spotify for the vast bulk of my listening and do not wish to over stretch the source.