I use a device that's comparable to the Bluesound Node, an Auralic Aries Mini and like it very much paired with an AN Dac. Someone strongly recommended Lumin to me and I was intrigued by the Lumin D1 myself. However it was a non-starter for me when researching that it's not totally wireless. The Bluesound Node and Auralic products all are but the Lumin requires a hardwired ethernet connection to your modem. Not sure if that makes a difference to you or not, also whatever you end up doing I highly recommend getting a good outboard Dac.
Blue sound Node 2 vs Lumin D1
I am looking for a streamer with a built in DAC. I have backed off my original plan to purchase the Aurender A10 and am looking for a less expensive option. The Bluesound and Lumin players do essentially the same thing BTW, my immediate interest is streaming Tidal, so MQA is a possible plus for both players. The obvious difference between $500 for the Node 2 and $2000 for the Lumin distinguishes the two players. Does that price difference translate to a significant difference in performance/sound quality? Both are within my budget but I would rather not spend the additional $1500 unless the improvement is fairly dramatic. I would really like to hear from anyone who has had both players in their system and have had an opportunity to compare them.
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If you plan on having access to your own digital database of music you should know that the Bluesound Node 2 has it’s own tagging system for playback and album art. For instance, I own a Bluesound Node 2 and I wanted to be able to play a very large collection (around 14K) of songs that were ripped from CDs and bought from Itunes. This was a library created by Itunes. Although the Bluesound Node two found the music, I had to redo many, many folders and tags for the BluOS (software) to find and play those files. On the positive side, the customer support I had received from Bluesound was awesome. They helped me with the folders and retagging. You can see more details here http://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/bluesound-node-2-and-great-customer-service Overall, I am very pleased with the Node 2, it is an outstanding product that is very flexible. |
I have the bluesound node 2 and the vault 2. I compared the bluesound using its own dac and compared wit my musical fidelity tri-vista 21 tube dac upgraded for another $1000 by sonic frontiers and also used the DAC of my audio aero sacd prestige and the DAC of my AMR CD 77 and the bluesound nose dac holds its own well. Very slight difference. I love the blue sound app and tidal and MQA good enough sound I have the Geshman Black Swan, Harbeth SLH 5 plus, Spendor BC1, Focus 888 and Quad 63 monitors and for preamp CJ ACT 2.2 and Amps VTL 450 monoblocks, and CJ 350 SS So a pretty good system and the BLUE NODE holds its own comparing with my audio aero prestige sacd, AMR cd 77 and clear- Audio solution turntable with koetsu Black and EAR 834 phono-preamp. You will love the blue sound. I thought I was going to not like it . Try it from diff sites that have 60 day trial then try an outboard dac JBCrespomn |
I have had a Node 2 for a while and regret purchasing it. Because I bought it from a dealer who had a few demo items he had discounted and I could have got the Bluesound Vault for a great price as well. That being said, I love my Node2 but wish I threw in the extra for the Vault. The quality of the streaming (I use an updated Bidat dac) is on par with my cd through my ead transport. I hardly listen to CD’s anymore The sound quality through the Node2 analog outputs was very close to the sq from the stream through the Bidat. If I knew this thing was as good as it is, I would have had no hesitation going for the Vault. Assc gear: Classe CP700, Pass X150, Dynaudio Confidence C2. Streaming with Tidal. |
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