If I am not connecting the Node X into external DAC, will I notice a difference between cd quality level and the premium (hi res) membership?
Good question, and it has a lot to do with the quality of the rest of your system and if it’s resolving enough to reveal the differences. That said, the DAC in the Node is not exactly helping a lot, and that alone would point me to CD quality that doesn’t exactly suck. If you’ve got a very good system and are able to position your speakers appropriately in the room hi res might be worth it, but I have my doubts. My guess is you could maybe start with a Premium subscription and downgrade it if you don’t hear meaningful differences but don’t know if Tidal allows this so worth checking into. In any event, here’s hoping you finally get the IT monkey off your back so you can get up and running! 🤞🤞🤞.