Just installed a bluesound node 2i , quality not so good

@geof3

i have been told by so many friends/hifi nerd buds that i gotta do roon... it’s funny, we all do silly, illogical things sometimes... i will blow five grand to try a new dac without batting an eye, same to try some hot-sh*t amp, but i just won’t shell out 6 or 7 hundred bucks for a lifetime roon sub out of principle LOL... it is just goofy (maybe i get one of my sons to buy it for me as xmas present 🤣🤣)

@mofojo

you can see my system page at your leisure

There are more than a few threads on multiple forums over the past three years about the Node2i and use of external DACs costing up to 2-3x the price of the Node2i and use of really good digi coax and output cables for the dac to preamps.  

+1 and agree with @jjss49 and others here.  Also, several friends who use the Node2i with some very nice external tube DACs and each compared the internal dac usage and RCA out vs. use of good external DACs instead, including non-oversampling R2R ladder dacs with great results. It makes a real difference.    

It’s fine as a streamer but probably benefits from a good external DAC.