Moving up from a Node 2i

Hi Mike I just use a free account and manually transfer what I want over.

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

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?

I would say yes, I liked mine, but if you move to very good amp and speaker space the better streamers do seem to provide a more musical and detailed experience. You do pay a lot more for that jump though.

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?

At its price point the Node 2i is a fantastic value. It has a decent DAC, does just about everything, and the Bluesound app is very good.

hilde45 said:

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?

I love the Node 2i (even if I do at times mention a competitor’s feature I like better). It was my first stand-alone streamer. I would probably still be feeding my DAC via USB from my Mac and Audirvana, but the reasonable price made it easy to try it. I got the Lumin U1 Mini next, but kept the Node 2i because it has so many supported streaming services (Bluesound is very good at adding these). Oh, and Bluesound was quick to support AirPlay 2 for many of their players if that matters to you; most streamers only support AirPlay [1] if they support it at all.