I have the node 2i and bought a AURALiC g1 streamer . The AURALiC build quality was fantastic and the interface was sweet , but guess which one is still in the system ? .... the node 2i
I would stay with the Node 2i and use Tidal to stream MQA. I added a Pro-Ject DAC to my Node 2i connecting by way of Audioquest Carbon coax and found the Node 2i played by itself sounded better. For some reason, I like MQA.
What kind of speakers and amplifier do you have? Maybe you might spend your money upgrading those instead.
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