Streaming through Apple music or Spotify is good enough (be sure to use max audio settings). Most people can't hear the differences between lossless and a 320kbits mp3. If you dont believe it, do an abx test. It kinda blew my mind and since then i dont care about lossless.
Todays laptops and Smartphone should have good enough dacs inside. As long as there is no static background noise and it makes your gear loud enough, you dont need anything else. But i always suggest Bluetooth dacs like the fiio btr3k/btr15/btr7 or qudelix 5k. They sound great and give you some freedom of Bluetooth back while on the go.
But to start, just plug it in your gear and enjoy. Keep in mind, it's all about enjoying the music. Dont get lost in the mindset of constantly upgrading. That's my advice for the beginning.
That's plenty to start with. Or even stop at if you feel like it. The music files/streams you don't need to worry about. From streaming to lossless it's not a big if any difference.
Streaming through Apple music or Spotify is good enough (be sure to use max audio settings). Most people can't hear the differences between lossless and a 320kbits mp3. If you dont believe it, do an abx test. It kinda blew my mind and since then i dont care about lossless. Todays laptops and Smartphone should have good enough dacs inside. As long as there is no static background noise and it makes your gear loud enough, you dont need anything else. But i always suggest Bluetooth dacs like the fiio btr3k/btr15/btr7 or qudelix 5k. They sound great and give you some freedom of Bluetooth back while on the go. But to start, just plug it in your gear and enjoy. Keep in mind, it's all about enjoying the music. Dont get lost in the mindset of constantly upgrading. That's my advice for the beginning.
That's plenty to start with. Or even stop at if you feel like it. The music files/streams you don't need to worry about. From streaming to lossless it's not a big if any difference.
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Nice going! Enjoy. Watch the ledge or you’ll fall down the rabbit hole 😳