we are a blue sound rega and kef dealer.
run the digital output of the bluesound to the dac done.
Dave and Troy
audio Intellect NJ
Rega Kef and Bluesound dealers
Better DAC: Asgard 3 w/ multibit DAC vs Bluesound Node 2i
I have a Rega Elicit-R integrated arriving on Wednesday. I am moving the two front channels from my Marantz HT to the Elicit. I plan to use the Elicit's Direct In from the Marantz receiver preamp outs so I can use the Elicit amp to drive the front speakers (Kef R3 non-meta). Then, for 2-channel listening, I'm going to stream from the Node 2i to the analog inputs on the Elicit.
I also have a Schitt Asgard 3 with the multibit DAC module that I'll use for headphone listening (the Elicit has neither a DAC nor a headphone amp).
Does anyone had any thoughts on whether I should run analog out from the Node 2i to the Elicit -OR- run digital out from the Node 2i to the Asgard, then let the Asgard convert D to A and run that to the Elicit.
1. Node 2i analog out -> Elicit analog in
2. Node 2i digital out -> Asgard digital in -> Asgard analog out -> Elicit analog in
Am I missing any better options?