I play Tidal off my I pad that will go into the pre amp anyone had experience with this is the sound inferior to other ways to stream tidal

the pre amp 1582 mk 11 ...amp. is a rotel 1590 mk 11 and vandersteen treo ct speakers

I have > 2000 cd 's and I use a rotel cd player as a transport to the pre amp dac that rotel claims is superior to my older rotel dac

thanks dli