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late to streaming, recommendations?

Vinyl and tubes guy here but I recently got my act together and figured out how to do loseless spotify into my system using a dedicated computer, usb to Cambridge Audio DacMagic100 and then rca into my tube preamp.  sampling rate is 192 (whatever that means).  was a definite improvement over what I was doing before and streaming finally sounds pretty good to me.  Now I'm starting to use it a lot and wondering, well, how could it be better?  What would be the logical and most worth it bang-for-the-buck upgrade path for me?  

argonsteele
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gkelly
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Budget player https://share.google/0tiy1j2VKvEzyhNI2

Mid price player https://share.google/XpzhU0lgGKA9N6S60 

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hopefully this will get you on a path of enlightenment. Good luck 🍀 in your search. 

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audphile1
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What’s your budget for the upgrade @argonsteele 

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argonsteele OP
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Well I'd spend a grand or two if I thought it was really worth it.  but someone needs to help me understand the basics here, how is a streamer different than using my computer to stream and going through a DAC?  Is it really a big jump in quality?  and do I need to switch to a better quality service?  

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