I started out WiFI to the Node.
Cat 8 is much better for me
Cat 8 is much better for me
Bluesound node 2i
Hi all
My Audio Research CDT1 is apparently unrepairable so I've been thinking about replacing it with a network streamer instead of another transport. The local audio shop has the Bluesound Node 2i and it has a digital out that I can plug into my DAC, so it seems like a possibility. But then the sales person said something that seems a bit strange to me: he claims that the sound will be much better if I plug it directly into the router than if I let it use the wireless. Does anyone have any experience that would back up or refute this claim? I admit I am a Computer Scientist not an Electrical Engineer, but I would have thought that any decent wireless streamer would buffer the input that came in and I think my DAC buffers and re-clocks whatever input it gets, so I'm not sure why this should matter. For context I have Google WiFi and 450 Mb per second service. Any other streamers I should consider? I know a lot of folks seem to like the Audiolab 6000N. Thanks for any comments.
Howard
My Audio Research CDT1 is apparently unrepairable so I've been thinking about replacing it with a network streamer instead of another transport. The local audio shop has the Bluesound Node 2i and it has a digital out that I can plug into my DAC, so it seems like a possibility. But then the sales person said something that seems a bit strange to me: he claims that the sound will be much better if I plug it directly into the router than if I let it use the wireless. Does anyone have any experience that would back up or refute this claim? I admit I am a Computer Scientist not an Electrical Engineer, but I would have thought that any decent wireless streamer would buffer the input that came in and I think my DAC buffers and re-clocks whatever input it gets, so I'm not sure why this should matter. For context I have Google WiFi and 450 Mb per second service. Any other streamers I should consider? I know a lot of folks seem to like the Audiolab 6000N. Thanks for any comments.
Howard
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