My guess is this question has already been asked, but I could not find thread. Like many today, I'm looking to integrate my music on computer with my hi-fi and I am completely lost about what steps to take!
My set-up:
music source: spotify premium (HQ streaming checked) on mac desktop
hi-fi: Nakamichi RE-3 (yes the one from the 1980s)
My questions are:
Is the best connection possible just a RCA cable out of the mac into the Nakamichi?
Would a DAC make a difference? From what I've read here the answer seems to be no, but would really like to hear answer based on my setup. Also I know some DAC can receive audio wirelessly -would this be better than RCA out of mac?
My speakers are no-name -I'm going to be upgrading to decent pair. I'm assuming I should just get best $ can afford (about $400-$500) but maybe there are some I should consider given my setup? (I don't want to do wireless speakers).
I know my source, spotify, is a big part of problem & limits me with its quality/compression. I've heard there is software you can use to make a digital streaming source better like Amarra SQ from sonicstudio.com -Is this worth it?
I have speakers on my computer. They are decent (but old) Boston Acoustics. Sounds good. I want to play spotify on my hi-fi because I like using it & like my Nakamichi, but I know it's old & it's tech may not sound good with spotify. I don't want to toss out my Nakamichi but I would buy equipment to compliment it, including an additional amp if that made any sense. Any advice, thoughts are much appreciated.
thank you for your time and thoughts,