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I've avoided streamers so far; quite happy with nas -> laptop -> DAC -> amp for general purposes.
The headphones thing does provide a slightly different challenge as the laptop is the "source" in a way that it isn't in the loudspeaker output chain.
I've just ordered one of those aptx HD usb dongles so we'll see where that takes things.
ChasnotRobert
Another upgrade to purify the signal would be a dedicated streamer with USB out to get away from laptop signal noise. Plug the aptX dongle into the output and you might (might) get an improvement.