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



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Thanks for the replies. I already have a 2i running into a heavily modified MHDT Pagoda. I am running it wired with Ethernet to my network, streaming Tidal and my own files. I think it sounds pretty good, just wondering where to go from here.
It actually sounds quite good, wondering how much better the Node 2i will sound.
Well you can bet your ass that most anything will sound better than youtube through a cable box.

That said, the performance of the Node will greatly improve if you hard wire it to your network.

Oz



What do you think? 

 

I think if you are using an AVR to power your system, that's the first thing you should replace.