@gdhal - re ....
Question for you (or others on thread).... I have an Oppo UDP-205. I’m very happy with the sound. So too are many others. That said, have you or anyone else on the thread had a chance to hear the Oppo and if so, how would you compare the sound to the Node 2? I’m only interested in sound comparison. Features are besides the point. They likely sound different because Oppo uses Sabre ESS DAC and I believe Node 2 uses Burr Brown.
You are correct - the Node2 apparantly uses the
Burr Brown PCM5122
Unfortunately I have no knowledge of the Oppo - other than they are very well respected in audio circles according to many of the posts I have read.
From your post above to @Kalali
RE: -
If the USB were plug-and-play it would be a no brainer and I'd jump on it immediately. I don't like the fact that I'd need software on my computer to deal with selecting the playlist, but I may have to swallow that pill.
Personally - I found removing the computer completely from the path...
- improved the sound quality - no more USB related issues
- made life so much more simpler - no more OS/SOftware upgrade related issues - their is only one update source and that is from Bluesound - before I had MAC OS, iTunes and Audirva updates that had to allign - just like the stars some days :-)
RE -
I don't like the fact that I'd need software on my computer to deal with selecting the playlist, but I may have to swallow that pill.
I've found that even with Bluesound, I prefer the interface of the App on my computer to create playlists - just because for me, the interface seems the easier place to perform that specific function
Hope that helps