What advantage is there to a DAC as opposed to a headphone jack plug connected to an Amp for listening to spotify?
Because you are relying on the quality of the DAC in your source.
if you are streaming spotify to your iPhone then using the 3.5mm jack to your amp,the iPhone will be utilising its DAC, its not a bad DAC but you can improve on it.
Dac is considerably better quality than all but very expensive sound cards, I got a USB one a few years ago and am very pleased with it
it depends? DACs cost from £40 to £4000
Hitman,
Where do you listen to your music?
is your amp/speakers near your PC?
is £300 the top of budget?
What will be your main source?