I know this could start a jitter discussion, but is there any SQ benefit in connecting the Node to a reclocking device like Wyred4Sound or Denafrips then to your outboard DAC?
the goal being to reduce jitters and feed the DAC with a purer digital signal?
I know they range from $200 to $4,000. have always wondered if a “digital transport” feeding a dac would add value.
sure, I’m gonna listen me self, but thought to ask you guys,
2nd the IFI . Not night and day for me but noticeable. Worth a try for couple hundred bucks for sure. Not sure how it compares to the more expensive options. @rareace, can I ask what lps you are using?
I have a bit of experience and the answer is that it really depends on the age of your DAC. Reclocking older DACs (10 or more years) really helps, by a lot.
However DACs in the modern world have superb jitter rejection already.
The Wyred4Sound is a unit I've tried myself Works great, but with older DACs. I absolutely cannot hear a benefit with new DACs at all. YMMV
i tried a w4s reclocker on the digital output of a node 2i early on when i was climbing the learning curve streaming... could not hear a difference with and without
different experience when using a stock sonos streamer... reclocking definitely improved many aspects of the sound
iirc correctly the dacs i had at the time were a chord qutest, a mhdt stockholm and an rme adi2
I used an iFi version 1 with LPS. There was a noticeable improvement, wider soundstage, music had more weight to it.
@erik_squires is right. After a significant DAC upgrade, I didn't need it anymore. I must point out that I was using the old iFi. There may be some benefit using version 2.
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