alchemyman
Responses from alchemyman
| Streamer/DAC combo or stand alone DAC with Node2? I am also about to update my antiquated hifi system and am waiting for the new Spendor D7 model (apparently about to be released….they have been especially coy in trying to extract details) to demo with the valvelicious ma252 and contemplating mat... | |
| Streamer/DAC combo or stand alone DAC with Node2? @three_easy_payments The company is claiming a new circuit design, isolation and improvements to the streamer itself are resulting in better sound. https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/bluesound-node-2i | |
| Streamer/DAC combo or stand alone DAC with Node2? @djones51 I was lamenting to my dealer yesterday the fact that six months later my Node 2 is replaced by the 2i. He claims he's heard it and there is no difference. I reckon he said it to make me feel better. Many reviews have intimated there i... | |
| Streamer/DAC combo or stand alone DAC with Node2? @theo Everyone who has a solid state amp has told me it does not matter as well. | |
| Streamer/DAC combo or stand alone DAC with Node2? @mahler123 It's possible this was because of the system, but even when listening closely and the dealer was telling me he was switching I could not hear much difference. For 2K, i need more than that. Even thirty seconds with the Qutest was enou... | |
| Streamer/DAC combo or stand alone DAC with Node2? @theo I read an interesting post from Rob Watts, lead designer at Chord, on Head-Fi. He essentially said, try the different voltages and if you don't hear a difference, don't worry about it. I don't know beans about electronice so the subjective a... | |
| Streamer/DAC combo or stand alone DAC with Node2? @theo I just picked up the Qutest for a couple days home demo. As the Pre-Amp of my Mac integrated is tube based, a "valve-head" advised me to set output voltage at 3V. The very initial impressions are that the articulation and space between ins... | |
| Streamer/DAC combo or stand alone DAC with Node2? @three_easy_payments Yes, this is a serious option. Outside of the Chord and Mytek Dacs, there is not so much on offer here, or that I am familiar with. Additionally, given that something like the Brooklyn DAC+ has a good ten features I would ne... | |
| Streamer/DAC combo or stand alone DAC with Node2? @three_easy_payments I was looking at the Lumin D2, PS Audio Direct Stream JR/SR, but it seems you need the bridge to get Tidal to work and as I'm looking at the PS Audio Website from Europe I can't get prices. I was thinking about calling them n... | |
| Streamer/DAC combo or stand alone DAC with Node2? @williewonka Just using some rather ordinary Chord Company 60 euro interconnects. I'm hardwired into the ethernet cable.I can't say I am a cable guy. Though I would not go so far as to say it's snake oil. Thanks for the well thought out response. |