My Bluesound Node2i stopped putting sound out the RCA plugs about 6 months. I bought a Qutest. That sounded better, although very bright. I forgot about the Node2i and just called them for service - 13 months after buying. They want near $300 to fix it, so it is pretty much a paper weight.
I hear significant differences based on my player. Roon vs Audirvana are significantly different sounding (not tweaking settings) to the same DAC.
I have the red Firefly USB DAC and I don't think it sounds as good as the DAC in my Samsung Note 8 phone. I sound better than my laptop.
I have the Fiio M15 coming tomorrow. I'm kinda excited about that, main because it is new, but it has some new chips.
I also bought and sold the
-Fiio Q5 - good DAC.
-Fiio M11Pro - really good DAC, not as good as the Qutest - but more mellow.
I hear significant differences based on my player. Roon vs Audirvana are significantly different sounding (not tweaking settings) to the same DAC.
I have the red Firefly USB DAC and I don't think it sounds as good as the DAC in my Samsung Note 8 phone. I sound better than my laptop.
I have the Fiio M15 coming tomorrow. I'm kinda excited about that, main because it is new, but it has some new chips.
I also bought and sold the
-Fiio Q5 - good DAC.
-Fiio M11Pro - really good DAC, not as good as the Qutest - but more mellow.