Bluesound Node 2 and Node2i with Oppo Sonica DAC

It will sound as good as an average CDP with better than a Bluesound, which is almost all of them. 

Happy hunting.

Look into Aurender, great streamer and some models come with superb DACs, far better than Oppo. 

Alternatively, get a better DAC and keep Node as a streamer. It has the best interface, IMO better than Aurender. 

I own both

i would get a better dac

otherwise, look at your connection into the node - is it wifi or ethernet? might be worth trying a ethernet cleaner like an etherregen - that made quite a difference in my own system

btw, i have never had the node 2, but i have had (still have) the 2i and the new '3' - i don't think the digital bitstream sound of the 2i vs '3' are any different

Thank you.  I think there will be a new streamer coming first  Sonore seems to make some good unit.  Thanks for all comments and support.  Always helps me move further.