Audioengine Bluetooth vrs. Bluesound node 2
The Node 2 provides very good sound, so if you consider the Audioengine to be just OK, you should experience a significant improvement. However, the quality of internet radio is subject to the bit rate the stations stream at, so that could be the bottleneck in sound quality. You can purchase the Node 2 from someone who allows a 30 day return offer to see how it works for you. |
@yashu .. as always, it depends. If you only care about using the Node 2 as you would your Audioengine gizmo I wouldn't bother. The Node 2 can (and does) Bluetooth just fine and is a nice convenience but it's strength is with higher-resolution files. Streaming Tidal and/or your own personal library (16/44.1 and above) is where you would see the most benefit. That being said, if you're only interested in a better Bluetooth solution you should check out the Wyred 4 Sound bLINK. This little wonder uses a femto re-clocker and SRC (everything is upsampled to 24/96) for taming nasties. It is by far the best Bluetooth I've heard (including the Node 2's), but I haven't heard the Audioengine. The caveat is the bLINK costs the same as the Node 2 and the Node 2 does quite a bit more than Bluetooth. BTW, John Darko gave the bLINK a Knock Out Award if you care about such things: http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2016/06/wyred-4-sounds-blink-delivers-high-end-bluetooth-audio/ |
