willemj: I hooked up a Chromecast audio puck directly to my receiver via the analog output, and was not impressed with the sound of spotify. Compared to a CD, it sounded really bad. I would not consider it a good DAC.
gdnrbob: The Ayre Codex is much more expensive than the Node 2, so out of my price range. But I did compare the Node 2 ($500) with a Linn DAC ($4000) and didn't really notice any difference, so I am thinking the Node 2 must be pretty good.
gdnrbob: The Ayre Codex is much more expensive than the Node 2, so out of my price range. But I did compare the Node 2 ($500) with a Linn DAC ($4000) and didn't really notice any difference, so I am thinking the Node 2 must be pretty good.