Wlutke,
What power supply are you using with the Node? The upgrade sounds interesting.
What power supply are you using with the Node? The upgrade sounds interesting.
Bluesound Node 2i vs Upscale streamers
For those of you that have compared the Node 2/2i to some of the more expensive streamers like Lumin, Aurender, etc., what do the big boys bring to the table. Forget the internal DACs, I'm sure theirs beats the Node. I'm talking about using these devices as stand alone streamers into an outboard DAC. What are the differences you've heard?
Oz
Oz
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rotten1, I’m using the budget one supplied by Creative (available as a package). It’s a Mean Well like this one: https://www.alliedelec.com/product/mean-well/gsm40b05-p1j/70462532/ Very inexpensive and widely available from $20 - $25. They also offer an upscale PS but I’ve not heard it. Some say Sbooster is tops. https://www.sbooster.com/botw-pp-eco-5v-6v/ |
I am working with a sales person at The Cable Company. So far, we have upgraded my speaker wires and power cord. I do hear a difference. I am hearing greater detail and space. I stream now 100% of the time. My sales person said the next step is to improve the signal of the source. He also says the DAC inside the BlueSound Node 2i is not as good as my ARCAM AVR550. This makes sense because how can a DAC inside a $550 BlueSound be as good as a DAC inside a $3,200 ARCAM compare in quality.
What do you think? I will spend about $800 which is more than the BlueSound. |
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