Looking for a simple setup to jump into HiRes and I'm finding the options confusing. I plan to buy a new amp and new speakers. I have Amazon Music, but I'm willing to look at other sources. My question is getting from the source to the sound and keeping that HiRes/best quality sound. It appears that I could do this:
Source (phone or tablet) --> Streamer Device (like a WiiM) optical output --> DAC --> Amp --> Speakers
or...
Source (phone or tablet) --> Streamer Device (like a WiiM) analog output from built in DAC --> Amp --> Speakers
Which is better? The WiiM has a DAC so what's the benefit of separate DAC?
or...
If I bought something like a Denon PMA-600NE as my amp, then it has built-in Bluetooth and DAC, so that would be all I need, right?
New to this so I need KISS (Keep It Simple - I'm Stupid).
Thanks for any help.
Source (phone or tablet) --> Streamer Device (like a WiiM) optical output --> DAC --> Amp --> Speakers
or...
Source (phone or tablet) --> Streamer Device (like a WiiM) analog output from built in DAC --> Amp --> Speakers
Which is better? The WiiM has a DAC so what's the benefit of separate DAC?
or...
If I bought something like a Denon PMA-600NE as my amp, then it has built-in Bluetooth and DAC, so that would be all I need, right?
New to this so I need KISS (Keep It Simple - I'm Stupid).
Thanks for any help.