When I went to the dealer to hear a demo of the Bluesound Node 2i and really liked MQA. The dealer suggest adding a ProJect S2 DAC connected by Audioquest Carbon coax cable. When they did an A/B I chose the Bluesound played by itself. I for some reason noticed a better sound with MQA. However, I questioned myself and thought the dealer new more than I did. However, by adding the ProJect DAC I lost the complete unfold of MQA. When I hooked things up at home using the DAC I noticed my bass to be less pronounced. It sounded thin. I removed the DAC and thought the Bluesound Node 2i sounded better. So, I ended up selling the ProJect Dac on the Audiogon website half the price I paid for it. I wonder if a lot of have been sucked in to paying more with the thought of paying more means it sounds better. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way and I will be more causious in the future. The support at Bluesound was also exceptional. I hope someday they will add video so I can watch the Tidal video concerts and play hi res through my system.