In my very good home desktop system I could not listen to Spotify. It was just very bad sounding. Tidal in that system sounds incredible. This system is comprised of the following:
KEF LS50 speakers
Paraound A23 amp
Benchmark DAC2
Windows 2012 Server R2 Computer
At my work I was able to use Spotify without too much annoyance because my setup was not that great. I have the following there:
Audio Engine A2 speakers ($199)
Emotive XDA-1 DAC ($150)
Windows 2012 Server R2 Computer
However, to my surprise TIDAL also sounds better on this work desktop system. So I do not even listen to Spotify | Beats | Pandora at work anymore. It is all TIDAL.
I am looking forward to getting the PS Audio Direct Stream DAC with Bridge II to listen TIDAL through. This will be for my living room system. With the Bridge II I can use the computer on the home office to stream the music to the DAC.
KEF LS50 speakers
Paraound A23 amp
Benchmark DAC2
Windows 2012 Server R2 Computer
At my work I was able to use Spotify without too much annoyance because my setup was not that great. I have the following there:
Audio Engine A2 speakers ($199)
Emotive XDA-1 DAC ($150)
Windows 2012 Server R2 Computer
However, to my surprise TIDAL also sounds better on this work desktop system. So I do not even listen to Spotify | Beats | Pandora at work anymore. It is all TIDAL.
I am looking forward to getting the PS Audio Direct Stream DAC with Bridge II to listen TIDAL through. This will be for my living room system. With the Bridge II I can use the computer on the home office to stream the music to the DAC.