Bob, I never tried the internal DAC only because I have a very fine Audio Note plus a High Fidelity S/PDIF cable. Sounds wonderful with the Wireworld PC, but pretty dull and uninvolving with the stock.
Hi, I tried the nordost purpleflare, and liked it. Sound was a bit more detailed than standard. Later on I upgraded the rest of the system to audioquest and used a audioquest z2. Sound was a little deeper and darker. I liked it better. Changes were very small.
Just picked up a new or refurbish Vault 2 directly from Bluesound and I am very pleased to say least.
I tried it directly to my preamp with Wywires Silver IC’s and it didn’t sound too bad then with a Nordost Silver Shadow to the DAC in my CD player and pretty noticeable difference for the better.
I should have my parts today from VH Audio to build my own which I went with Furutech FI-11M and FI-8NC7, then using VH Audio Shielded Twisted Pair AC cable which I will tie the shield back at the wall. I might build the cable so I can float the shield on the fly as well. After I get some hours I will report my findings.
Also ordered a Supra CAT 8 Ethernet cable which I’ll have in a few days as well.
Stock cord on my Node 2i plugged in to a Shunyata Hydra Triton conditioner. Absolutely amazing performance from the internal dac. Node plugged into a wall outlet keeps the magic out. Granted, the Hydra Triton is expensive, but I already owned it. A better PC might help to some extent.
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