Had similar setup for awhile. 2700 and newer Node with USB out. My ears found the USB connection to be the best sounding to me. The McIntosh DA2 DAC definitely sounded better than the Node’s DAC. I later borrowed an older Naim DAC-V1 from a friend, and the improvement over both the Node and the DA2 DACs was very easy to hear.
Best quality connection from Network Streamer (BluSound Node II) to Preamp (MC C2700)
Hello,
This is my first post so I appreciate anyone who takes the time to look at this and provides any feedback.
I just bought a McIntosh C2700 preamp and would like to connect my Bluesound Node II as a network streamer. I wanted to see what you all thought the best possible way to connect it to my preamp would be.
I guess the first question is which DAC will I actually use.
- Bluesound has a 32-Bit, 384kHz DAC
- McIntosh C2700 has the DA2 which is a 8-channel, 32-bit 24-bit/192kHz DAC
The Possible connection types that are available between the two units are:
- Analog Stereo RCA (Fixed or Variable)
- Coaxial RCA
- TOSLINK digital optical
- USB Audio 2.0*
I really appreciate your all's help on this issue.