tube amp and spotify

I have the Parasound zDac and am very pleased. It is actually way better than the poor quality Spotify Premium signal.

You really should consider ditching Spotify for Tidal. There is no comparison sound quality wise. Tidal's catalog is smaller but still pretty vast, it's well worth the $20 a month they charge.

Have run a Musical Fidelity V-DAC and now Schiit Gungnir DAC with tubes. With both DACs have used a V-Link 192 SPDIF converter. Not disputing the praise for Tidal (I haven't tried it) but Spotify Premium sounds pretty darn good on my system.

One minor issue with me and Tidal vs Spotify. The sound level is less with Tidal vs Spotify premium. I guess they do that to accommodate the increased dynamic range. I have inefficient speakers and use room correction which both limit the maximum sound level. The signal level with Tidal is too low for me so I use Spotify premium. This shouldn't be an issue with most people though. Bob

"The signal level with Tidal is too low for me so I use Spotify premium. "

Rsimms, can you explain your problem more clearly? Is the issue that your system doesn't have enough dynamic range? If not, why not just turn the volume up when using Tidal?