In my system, Bluesound Vault 2 serves as source for Parasound JC2BP and A21 driving Quatro Wood CTs. Very happy, really delighted, with sound. Note use of Wireworld Starlight 7 ethernet net cable and Mini-Electra power cord with Vault produced improvement in resolution, soundstage, and presence of sound for under $500. I know that's half the cost of the Vault but modest relative to cost of my system and to a higher end DAC/streamer.Could be better? Maybe for beaucoup bucks. But happy with sound now.
Bluesound Node 2i vs Upscale streamers
For those of you that have compared the Node 2/2i to some of the more expensive streamers like Lumin, Aurender, etc., what do the big boys bring to the table. Forget the internal DACs, I'm sure theirs beats the Node. I'm talking about using these devices as stand alone streamers into an outboard DAC. What are the differences you've heard?
Oz
Oz