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Novice Digital (wired) Question(s)

I just acquired a tube integrated which only has RCA inputs.  I’ve ripped my entire CD collection to iTunes on my Mac which resides in a work space several rooms away from this amp.

1.  What sort of (USB?, other??) wire on one end to left & right RCA cable on the other end would I need to route, in wall/ceiling, from Mac to integrated amp to achieve the same sound quality from these ripped files as what I previously experienced with a stand alone CD player ?  (My Denon DCD-1560 player, from the mid ‘80s has bitten the dust.)

2.  Would the use of some sort of go-between device (line amp/DAC/etc.) be necessary to achieve this?

I ‘d be controlling iTunes on the Mac via the “Remote” app on my iPhone.

Thanks.
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n80
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Glad you got it set up. I'll admit that I don't know if I know what jitter sounds like but when I stream via Apple TV>optical>DAC the sound quality is not as good as when I stream (or play ripped CD) directly from computer> USB>DAC. It isn't a huge difference but it is there.

So I use an old iMac to play ripped CDs in iTunes through USB to DAC and I'm satisfied with that.

Will consider upgrading from $150 DAC in the future.
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