alvinnir2
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| Speakers The single most critical component Audio has changed so much over the last 55 years that I have been an audiophile. Much has improved in all types of gear, speakers, amps etc, but back then most households had a crappy console stereo. You were an audiophile if you owned some Dynaco... | |
| VINYL SUCKS! If you like vinyl better, great. If you like digital better, great.I've run both formats for decades, each has advantages, and disadvantages.I learned that to do any format well, so it sounds like music, takes a lot of knowledge, experience, and a... | |
| Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark. Why does everything need to be polarized. Why do we have to pick one or the other. Most of us can afford to have both digital and analog sources. Wouldn't you rather have 2 lovers than one? | |
| BS Node 2i: WiFi or Ethernet..? Not that I mean to hijack the thread as the OP is looking for a relative benefit for going Ethernet as opposed to wifi. User experiences seem to vary from it making a difference to little or no improvement and my take on this may be related perhap... | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC Interesting that you bring up the Tubadour, it is one of the DACs I was considering to hook up to the Node 2i before I bought the Musical Paradise DAC. Being in Canada it would be an issue with customs and such to buy and return it if I didn't lik... | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC @ianrmack I have also looked a threads where someone is compared the bluesound to the Lumin and could not reliably tell the difference. Hard to justify the expenditure. I perhaps see where you got the idea for the WLAN device. It's recommended wit... | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC @ianrmack So I think I understand now. The WLAN device replaces the wifi receiver part of the node 2i so I can then just use an ethernet cable to connect it to the Node2i. Was this improvement you had with this device worthwhile enough with the No... | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC @ianrmack Unsure why the device you recommended would be an improvement over my current wifi set up on the node 2i. It seems as if this is a wifi extender that I would then hook up via ethernet cable to the mode 2i. Would a unit like this somehow... | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC I wonder if the hard wiring benefit is for homes with a poor wifi ? My home has very good wifi and I never get dropouts.It would be great to get some input from Node 2i users who have directly compared wifi to ethernet hard wire without any other ... | |
| pops and ticks from DAC old thread but thought I'd put in my 2 cents. In my experience the node 2i has trouble with very hi Rez files going out via coax to an external DAC. I get those clicks as well but only with with 192khz files. | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC @sbank Thanks for that Spencer. Interesting to read about the Sonore. Unfortunately not a solution for me as my new DAC does not have a USB input and I really LOVE this DAC. The first thing I will do is switch to an ethernet connection, easy to im... | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC Thanks everyone. I think there are all valid points made. There is no question that a better external DAC improves on the internal DAC of the Node 2i. Seems like the streamer also is key but perhaps not as significant.YMMV!I suspect it might be a... | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC @cns1946,I'm using a Musical Paradise MP-D2 Mk3 Deluxe DAC. They are a very small company ( one man show) in Western Canada that designs the DAC and is then made in China. Really wonderful DAC that punches well above its price point. Also very con... | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC True that the node 2i output is only 24/96 if using an external DAC. That being said, resolution isn't everything. Implementation is very important. A bit like cameras where you chase the megapixels as the only determinate of image quality when th... | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC @ gdnrbobThe Node 2i does indeed to the full MQA unfold if using it's internal DAC but I do agree with your last comment. |