Gotta laugh at Audio Troy. If he was a MSB, Esoteric, Luxman, Gryphon dealer he would be telling you how wonderful all their Disc Spinners/Dac's are!! Unfortunately he only carries MID-FI brands and is "selling his book" as usual.
Not everybody wants/needs to have a Laptop connected to their audio system. Most of your streaming services use Highly Compressed/Loudness War mixes from the 90's to present that they are supplied by the labels. Usually...not always...the ORIGINAL Digital Masters used to make the Compact Discs back in the 80's have the best fidelity by far. Thats why the original pressings cost so much money to obtain now in many instances. REMASTERED rarely means better for the past 30 years. Just means Louder, Harder and Compressed. Why spend 50-100K on an Audio System and then Feed it Sub Par Recordings??
Not everybody wants/needs to have a Laptop connected to their audio system. Most of your streaming services use Highly Compressed/Loudness War mixes from the 90's to present that they are supplied by the labels. Usually...not always...the ORIGINAL Digital Masters used to make the Compact Discs back in the 80's have the best fidelity by far. Thats why the original pressings cost so much money to obtain now in many instances. REMASTERED rarely means better for the past 30 years. Just means Louder, Harder and Compressed. Why spend 50-100K on an Audio System and then Feed it Sub Par Recordings??