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Bluesound Node (2021) PS upgrade to Teddy Pardo; is it worth it?

Hi guys, 

I was toying with upgrading my Bluesound Node (2021) power supply with the Teddy Pardo upgrade kit; around £400 with shipping to UK.

I was wondering if anyone here has done this, and was there a significant improvement to SQ?

I don't use the DAC in my Node, I use a Denafrips Ares II; with this in mind, would the TP upgrade be worth the money, or would I be better off putting the money aside and going for an upgrade to the Node further down the line i.e. a dedicated, stand alone streamer?

Thanks very much
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calieng
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I did the LHY filter board and 5V LPS on a new Node N130.Yes it did sound better. A bit more clarity. But it does not fix the bad USB audio out or the mediocre internal DAC.

I found a PI 4 USB into a Denafrips Aries DAC still sounds much better. Or probably into many other mid-tier DACs from SMSL or Topping for that matter.

But it you must spend money on a Node let me suggest just buying the LHY filter board for $110. I found that once installed the Node did not sound any different with a LPS vs a wall wart so it seems the filter board was doing most of the work of improving the sound. I tried it with a $10 wall wart from Amazon that was 5V and 4A which actually surpassed the power capability of the LPS.

 

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