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Quick USB question

I currently have a Node (2021) streamer and it has only one USB port.  Does someone make a decent “Y” adapter? I currently have a 4TB hard drive in it and would like to try using the USB as an output to my DAC.

I’m not sure if it will work. Anyway, with one thing going in and the other going out, not at the same time of course.

Thanks in advance.

JD

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curiousjim OP
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Let me rephrase my question,

Does someone make a decent USB A/B switch?

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danager
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Try a powered USB hub. You might get by with a passive one if you aren’t powering any of the devices through the USB port.

 

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curiousjim OP
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Thanks @danager 

I’ll check it out tomorrow.

JD

crustycoot
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Another way to make your music collection available without using the USB is to transfer the files to a NAS drive and let the Node access them over your network. That will also make them available to any other network streaming players in your home. Then you can use the USB output to a suitable DAC as you intend. 

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larry5729
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I have a Node 2i and I wonder if you can really hear a distinct difference in higher cost streamers.  When I first purchased my BlueSound, they sold me a ProJect DAC.  I found the DAC made it sound thinner. So I disconnected the ProJect and the sound was better.  I now have my BlueSound connected to my ARCAM AVR 550 with a high-end digital cable.  The person I purchased the digital cable said by connecting using digital, I would be using a better DAC inside my ARCAM.  By doing so, I lost MQA.  Did I make the wrong decision by connecting using a digital cable and giving up MQA?

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