@superstocked, what music services are you listening to thru your Node?
Are you using ethernet from Fios router to Bluesound?
Are you using ethernet from Fios router to Bluesound?
Bluesound node 2i DAC VS Vincent SA-T7 DAC
Got a question for you DAC experts. I’ve been running the bluesound node 2i for about a year now and I’ve been really pleased with it. The software could be better but for $550 I thinks it’s hard to beat. Fast forward to about 4 months ago when I added the Vincent SA-T7, their flagship preamp. I had been using the RCA connectors but today decided to try the toslink connection. Ok so the bluesound’s dac’s sampling rates are 32-192khz. The Vincent’s are 24-192khz. Am I correct that a higher sampling rate would be the better DAC? Is the rate changed once it goes through the Vincent? I left the rca’s in place so I can toggle between the two for comparison. I don’t know if it’s placebo or not but to my ears the toslink is better. It definitely is louder than the rca’s. I’d like your opinions on this and thank you in advance.
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At first I had tidal and got on the MQA bandwagon and the fact it had more content. However I realized this content was mostly music I didn’t care for. I also found that I preferred qobuz hi res SQ over tidal’s MQA. So as far as my connection goes yes I bridge the signal from the 5G router using Two TP-Link Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter, 1000Mbps RJ45 to 1000M Multi-Mode SC Fiber (MC200CM) connected together with fiber optic cable. This eliminates long runs of Ethernet cable prone to RF noise and competing network WiFi traffic. The SQ improvement was significant. |
Oh I want to mention that the fiber cable is very small in diameter and pretty flexible. It would be very easy to drill a small hole in the drywall to run this cable. My router is in another room as well, and right now it’s running along the baseboards and across a hall under a foyer rug. The wife is not to crazy about that, but then again this isn’t the first time my hobby has caused her a little distress. I’ve got like 65’ of cable though and eventually I’ll run it up to the attic along side of the existing cable for the tv, and down inside the wall to my rig. I live in Florida though and that’ll have to wait until at least November! At about $100 for the converters and the cable it’s a well worth it tweak imho. |
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