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Point of higher priced streamer?

Hello,
Assuming I have separate DAC, and I just want to play songs from iPad by Airplay feature.
In this case, I need a streamer to receive music from my iPad -> DAC.

What’s the point of high price streamer? I’m bit surprised that some streamers are very high priced.
From my understanding, there should be no sound quality difference.
(Streaming reliability and build quality, I can see it but I do not see advantages in terms of sound quality.)

Am I missing something? If so, please share some wisdom.
sangbro
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jond
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Do not use Apple Airplay use wifi it sounds better.
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sangbro OP
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Bluesoud node 2i seems to be the best deal for me. 
Indeed, mostly what I need is Airplay feature, so I can send songs being played in my iPhone to the external DAC.

The funny thing is, one of the most common (also I’m curious about this too) questions regarding node 2i is, “How to Bypass Node 2i?”

Bluesound should give an option to omit DAC. 


I totally understand more features and better build quality parts, but some prices are hard to believe in terms of this aspect. 

Sending better cleaner packet might be a reason? I’ll study more on this.
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sangbro OP
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Jond,

Can you tell me how Wifi sounds better than Airplay?

All I play is 16bit/44 from ripped CD, or CD equivalent streaming services.
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jond
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It just does in my experience not sure why in a technical sense.
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How to Bypass Node 2i?”

Bluesound should give an option to omit DAC.
To bypass the Node internal DAC, simply use a digital coax cable from Node to external Dac.
Select Dac as your source on the preamp/amp.

You're not bypassing the Node, that's the streamer, you're bypassing the internal DAC.


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