Moving up from a Node 2i


I want to keep it between 1K and 1500.00, closer to a grand if at all possible. I don't care about onboard DACs, since I have a keen liking for mine. What is out there for a streamer, new or used, that will sound better than the Node when outputting to an external DAC? I like the functionality of the Node, don't want something with a sketchy user interface. But honestly, I think my old Allo Digione (Raspberry Pi) might have sounded a little more organic and fleshed out than the Node.

What say ye, Audiogon?

Oz



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I also have Apple Music and prefer its playlists over the Tidal ones, i’m also using Soundiiz to transfer from AM to Tidal which then flow into Roon.

Phil, that’s very interesting. I have Apple Music too. Do you use the “Sync” feature of Soundiiz or do you manually select the Apple Music (AM) playlists you want to convert to playlists in TIDAL for one-way transfer?

With Soundiiz, can I move my TIDAL favorites *into* Apple Music or is it only AM *out* to other services. I read somewhere that the Soundiiz implementation of the Apple Music API’s didn’t allow modification of AM playlists but I think that’s only deletions, not additions. Trying to get some confirmation from someone who has done AM-TIDAL-Qobuz sync via Soundiiz.

Cheers,
Mike
So for those of us getting their first streamer and feeling a bit gun-shy about big expenditures, is the consensus that the Node2i does a decent job, in its class?
hilde45

I think the Node 2i does a wonderful job at it’s price point. I will put mine back in the system soon to compare to my Lumin.

Oz