Bluetooth is inherently lossy/compressed, whereas Spotify Connect directly streams 320kbps to the client device. I’m not sure how much that advantage is negated

Bluetooth is inherently lossy/compressed, whereas Spotify Connect directly streams 320kbps to the client device. I’m not sure how much that advantage is negated on a device with such a cheap DAC, but cheap DACs can be good. Bluetooth audio is always going to have some quality compromises, and it looks like this device is intended for a component stereo setup where quality matters. Worth noting streaming Spotify over Chromecast (like on a chromecast audio) is oddly enough limited to 256 kbps AAC. The TV chromecast devices support Spotify Connect, I guess because they boot the full app GUI.