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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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argonsteele OP
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yeah, the predominance of remasters on spotify, specially of classic 60's, 70's, and 80's rock drives me nuts.  Why is this necessary??  who is asking for this??  

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maprik
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Vinyl and tubes guy here as well. I picked up a used Eversolo DMP-A6 for $400. I did upgrade the ps with a Beatechnik LPS but for a streamer using an outboard DAC (Merason DAC1 Mk1) this is hard to beat. Qobuz works great with it and makes exploring new music fun. 

cleeds
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argonsteele 

... the predominance of remasters on spotify, specially of classic 60's, 70's, and 80's rock drives me nuts. Why is this necessary?? who is asking for this?? 

It's not just a Spotify issue, Qobuz has the same problem. The streaming services can only offer what the labels and distributors provide. As you can see from this thread, some users believe those versions are the "best original versions." They're happy with that.

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argonsteele OP
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For what it is worth I'm still absolutely loving the sound I'm getting from the Lumin.  I haven't listened to a record sent I got it (only a week or two).  I'm also shopping for a used Yggdrasil... :-) 

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