What are you streaming tonight?

@16f4  - I will not be getting rid of my TT and records, regardless of how much I enjoy streaming. I've been streaming Spotify for a few years, but wanted to try hi-res content. We'll see how it goes when I get Qobuz and a streamer. I really love Spotify. If the SQ is not significantly better, I'll probably just keep Spotify and call it a day. I'm much more of a music guy, than an audiophile......

reubent

i too am more of a music guy than an audiophile. I think you’ll be happy if you get Qobuz and the Node 2i.  I started streaming and sold my turntable and records due to an anticipated downsizing, but the access to so much more music has certainly broadened my taste.  I don’t regret the shift. But I certainly would not recommend anyone get rid of their records.
I never used Spotify, but do have to admit the SQ of Qobuz on my system makes me very happy. 

@reubent I prefer Qobuz over Tidal, however if you like your discover weekly on Spotify, Qobuz doesn't have anything like that.  Tidal has a "My Mix" feature where it puts together playlists based on your listening habits. 

I would skip the Node 2i and get a decent streamer to start with.  There are so many "How do I make my Node 2i sound better?" threads...  I went down that path - "I'll just get the Node 2 and see if I like streaming", which led to "I do like streaming, but want it to sound better". 

Depending on your budget look at the TEAC NT-505 (I have this), the Lumin D2, or move higher up the food chain.  Both will do MQA and DSD.  Personally, I don't care much for MQA, not so much in terms of sound quality, but the fact that it's a hyped up gimmicky proprietary format (IMHO).  

@reubent 

Like @big_greg I too prefer Qobuz, sonically Hi-Res is preferable to me over MQA "Masters" -- you can find a lot of discussion on this comparison. A bunch of highly respected makers of DACs don't even support MQA, and explain that they are not going to. That said, sometimes music I am looking for is missing from the Qobuz catalogue, but is available on Tidal.
Where I disagree with @big_greg is that you need something better than Node 2i. In my opinion, you don't. But... Node's internal DAC is indeed very much entry-level. I had used it at first, but then upgraded to RME ADI-2 DAC FS. Now my Node 2i feeds digital signal over optical or coax cable to the RME, and the latter is the sound maker. The solution costs $1,850 in today's list prices, and I don't know why anyone would pay more.

@ghjuvanni I think many people delude themselves into believing that the streamer itself doesn't matter and that adding a DAC to an entry level streamer will give a big improvement in sound quality. Adding a better DAC to the Bluesound can improve sound quality, but will only take it so far. 

In my experience, buying a better streamer/DAC sounded much better than adding a DAC to the Bluesound.